A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Sharaf, Mostafar R. Author Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. Author Collingwood, Cedric Alex text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2015 2015-12-21 65 2 341 359 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1887 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.341-359 0005-805X 5371041 Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (LINNAEUS, 1771) ( Figs 2–3 ) Material examined : Razavi Khorasan Province , Neyshabour , 36°12'N 58°45'E , (3), June-August 2010. Handcollecting . Iranian records: East Azarbaijan (GHAHARI et al. 2011), Guilan ( PAKNIA et al. 2010 ). Distribution : This species is widely distributed in numerous countries of Palearctic and West Asian regions ( SHATTUCK 1994 ).