Zoology in the Middle East

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Breeding biology of the Cyprus Coal Tit (Periparus ater cypriotes) in the coniferous Paphos Forest, Cyprus, over a 9-year period	14
Genetic diversity of the Caucasian Parsley Frog, Pelodytes caucasicus (Anura: Pelodytidae)	9
Clypeal pollen accumulation in a new species of bee from Syria: A hitherto unknown phenomenon in megachilid bees (Megachilidae: Anthidiini)	8
Molecular data confirm the presence of the Southern Crested Newt Triturus karelinii (Strauch, 1870) in Anatolia	5
Anomalous fur colouration in eight small mammal species from Türkiye	5
Additions to the knowledge of Trichogramma from Turkey (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), with description of a new species	5
Redescriptions of three Acanthocreagris Mahnert, 1974 species from Anatolia, Turkey (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae)	5
Four new ennomine moths from Iraqi Kurdistan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)	5
Seasonal variation in the food composition of the Bolkar Mountain Viper, Montivipera bulgardaghica (Nilson & Andren, 1985), in the Central Taurus Mountains, Anatolia	4
Phylogeographic structure of the Persian Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus Güldenstädt, 1785 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in the Anatolian Peninsula, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: implications for met	4
The first record of the order Mecoptera in the Arabian Peninsula	4
Description of a new pseudoscorpion, Withius leggi sp. n. (Pseudoscorpiones: Withiidae) from northern Iran	4
New records of harvestman species (Arachnida: Opiliones) from the Caucasus (Georgia, Russia), with description of a new species	4
First record of Aedes ( Aedes ) cinereus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iran	3
Wintering phenology and site fidelity of European Robins (Erithacus rubecula) in an eastern Mediterranean wintering area (Aves: Passeriformes)	3
Ecological niche modeling uncovered that Holocene warming is responsible for disjoint distribution of Zamenis persicus (Werner, 1913) (Squamata: Colubridae)	3
A new species of Norbanus Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and six new records from Iraq	3
Distribution and genetic diversity of cobitid species in Iran (Teleostei: Cobitidae)	3
A new Ptyngidricerus species from Israel and Jordan and taxonomic notes on related taxa (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae)	3
Birds dominate the diet of Barn Owls, Tyto alba , in eastern Saudi Arabia	2
Androctonus sumericus sp. nov., a new scorpion from Dhi Qar Province, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae)	2
Two new species of zerconid mites (Parasitiformes: Zerconidae) from the coastal Aegean region of Türkiye	2
Orca (Orcinus orca) observations in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf	2
Parental care of the Cream-coloured Courser ( Cursorius cursor ) in the harsh environment of northern Saudi Arabia	2
A new species and new records of the family Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Saudi Arabia	2

Dasypoda delectabilis sp. nov., a morphologically intriguing pantaloon bee species from south-eastern Iran (Hymenoptera: Melittidae)	2
New species of robber fly of the genus Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Iran	2
A new species of mining bee (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena ) from Israel’s coastal plain	2
The subgenus Eurysunius Reitter in Turkey, with the description of three new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Astenus)	2
An unusually squat new species of the parasitic bee genus Thyreus from Oman (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on two additional species showing Afro-Arab	2
The potential range and future distribution of the endangered lizard Darevskia clarkorum in the Caucasus Biodiversity Hotspot under climate change scenarios	2
Population density and abundance of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in one of the largest feeding grounds in the Egyptian Red Sea	2
Not all male bees posses thirteen antennal segments: New megachilid species from the Afro-Arabian and Afrotropical regions (Apoidea: Anthidiini: Pseudoanthidium ) with d	2
Distribution and winter diet of the Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763), in Saudi Arabia	2
A record of the Lebanese Lizard ( Phoenicolacerta laevis ) in northern Türkiye: Evidence of possible human-mediated dispersal	2
Dursogammarus dromaderusgen. et sp. nov., a new Ponto-Caspian gammarid (Amphipoda: Gammaridae) from the coastal pebble habitats of the foothills of the Caucasus	2
A new species of Exetastes Gravenhorst, E. breviantennator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Central Asia	2
Major range extensions of two cryptic owls, Omani Owl Strix butleri and Western Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis semenowi in Iran	2
Phenotypic variations among Laudakia stellio populations in Anatolia: Colour, colour pattern, and phylogeny (Reptilia: Agamidae)	2
Combined influence of human disturbance and beach geomorphology on Ghost Crab, Ocypode cursor, burrow density and size in the eastern Mediterranean	2
Melanism in the Saw-scaled Viper, Echis carinatus (Schneider, 1801) from Sheedvar Island, Persian Gulf, Iran	2
Connecting protected areas in the North Mesopotamian steppes: can this ensure the survival of the Arabian Sand Gazelle (Gazella marica)?	2
Dina kobakhidzei sp. nov. (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae): a new Caucasian cave leech from Georgia	1
Review of featherwing beetles of the family Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) in Iran	1
Genetic and morphometric comparisons of populations of Lacerta diplochondrodes Wettstein, 1952 (Squamata: Lacertidae) in Türkiye	1
A new species of the Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) group from Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)	1
The first chromosome study of the genera Calchas Birula, 1899 and Neocalchas Yağmur, Soleglad, Fet & Kovařík, 2013 (Scorpiones: Iuridae)	1
Notes on two species of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) described from Iran by Linder	1
Which is a stronger predictor of the abundance of Dorcas Gazelle, Gazella dorcas in the Eastern desert of Egypt: human or natural factors?	1
A new hypogean species and description of the unknown male of Domene miranda Assing from Anatolia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)	1
First record of Rüppell’s Bat Vansonia rueppellii (J. Fischer, 1829) from Saudi Arabia	1
Intraspecific genetic diversity and population structure of the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Türkiye	1
Description of a new species of solifuge of the genusGylippusfrom Turkey (Solifugae: Gylippidae)	1
Contribution to the knowledge of Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) of Oman	1
Genetic diversity, phylogeny and biogeography in the tadpole shrimpTriops granarius(Branchiopoda: Notostraca) in Qatar	1
Beaked whales (Cetacea: Ziphiidae) gillnet entanglements in the Northwestern Indian Ocean (Pakistan, Iran): are pelagic tuna fisheries a threat?	1
Taxonomic review of the robber flies of the genus Nusa (Asilidae: Laphriinae) in the Palaearctic region with description of a new species from southern Iran	1
First breeding record of the Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) for Turkey	1
Description of unique defensive behaviours of the Radiant Sun Beetle Prionotheca coronata (Tenebrionidae)	1
The use of demographic data to monitor population trends of the Nubian Ibex,Capra nubianain Jordan (Mammalia: Bovidae)	1
Diversity of freshwater leeches (Annelida: Hirudinida) in the West Bank, Palestine	1
Breeding biology of the Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus, in southwestern Turkey (Aves: Accipitridae)	1
Subspecies identification of Lesser Whitethroats,Sylvia curruca, wintering in southern Iran as inferred from DNA sequences (Aves: Sylviidae)	1
A new species and taxonomic notes on some Anatolian and Syrian species of cave crickets Dolichopoda (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae): Following the trail of Martínez de la Escalera after 123 year	1
New sporadic nesting sites of Loggerhead Turtles ( Caretta caretta ) on the western Antalya coast, Türkiye	1
Taxonomic and diagnostic notes on the Catopta kendevanensis Daniel, 1937 species group (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Middle East	1
First record of the genus Desertoniscus Verhoeff, 1930 (Isopoda: Agnaridae) from Iran, with the description of a new species	1
Impact of human infrastructure on the spatial distribution of Blind Mole Rats ( Nannospalax ehrenbergi judaei ): A case study from Kibbutz Netzer Sireni, Israel	1
Contribution to the knowledge of the tenebrionid tribe Leptodini Lacordaire, 1859 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Iran	1
Seasonal and ontogenic variation in the trophic spectrum of Anatolian water frogs, Pelophylax ridibundus group, in the Eastern Mediterranean (Amphibia: Anura)	1
Contribution to the knowledge of the ant cricket Myrmecophilus wahrmani Chopard, 1963 (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) with the description of the female	1
Population estimate and conservation status of the Persian Leopard, Panthera pardus tulliana, in the Bamo and Khoshk Mountains in Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq	1
Parallel colour/pattern polymorphism in three sympatric spittlebug species ( Philaenus spumarius , P. signatus and Mesoptye	1
Restricted to the steppe-desert ecotone: distribution and status of the regionally threatened Red-rumped Wheatear , Oenanthe moesta in Jordan	1
Sex ratio estimation for Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, hatchlings at Akyatan Beach, Turkey	1

A new ancient leiobunine genus and species from the Russian Northwest Caucasus (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae)	1
Rabies can lead to carnivores-vehicle collisions: A survey in Fars province, Iran	1
Morphological analysis and DNA barcoding confirm presence of Sickle Pomfret, Taractichthys steindachneri (Döderlein, 1883) (Teleostei: Bramidae) in the Gulf of Oman	1
Sea turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae) strandings and rehabilitation in Northern Cyprus	0
Klimeschiopsis pikneri sp. n. from Transcaucasia and K. varia firstly recorded in Mongolia (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	0
Management of the feral European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus , on Akdamar Island, Lake Van, Türkiye	0
A new species of the Tetramorium meridionale species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran	0
Present-day ichthyofauna of small mountain rivers in the Araks River drainage basin	0
Range expansion in the Golden Jackal, Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 (Canidae: Carnivora), into the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt	0
Torquigener flavimaculosusHardy & Randall, 1983 (Actinopteri: Tetraodontidae), a junior synonym ofTorquigener hypselogeneion(Bleeker, 1852) based on molecular and morphological data	0
The genus Leptobium Casey from Israel: A new species, additional records and a key to the species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)	0
First record of the Checkerboard Worm Lizard, Trogonophis wiegmanni (Kaup, 1830) (Squamata: Trogonophidae) from high altitude in northeastern Algeria	0
Two new species of ants of the genus Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran	0
A new aphid species of Brachyunguis Das, 1918 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Iran	0
Tapinoma yacoubi, sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia	0
A new spider species of Zelotes Gistel, 1848 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Azerbaijan	0
Two new species of Dysdera from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae)	0
New species of wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from the drylands of the Middle East and their interspecific relationships	0
Reproductive cycle of the African Beauty Snake, Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758), in Egypt	0
Minimum soak times of Baited Remote Underwater Video needed to assess the status of a coral reef fish community in the northern Gulf of Aqaba	0
A new species and a new record of the Afrotropic genus Davidlivingstonia Yakovlev, 2020 (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) in the Middle East	0
A new species of Alloxysta Förster (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) from Türkiye	0
Sceliphrinae Ashmead, 1899 from the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)	0
The Common Myna Acridotheres tristis invades Syria	0
Resurgence of massive occurrence of the invasive polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923) in the Caspian Sea	0
New records of rare snakes from Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia (Reptilia: Serpentes)	0
A new spider species of the genus Uroctea Dufour, 1820 (Araneae: Oecobiidae) from the Lut desert, Iran	0
A snapshot of the diet of the Barn Swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) in the Northern Sahara (Biskra, Algeria)	0
A new species within the genus Bithynia (Gastropoda: Bithyniidae) from northwestern Türkiye	0
Genetic variation and cytological diversity in the Urar Brush-tailed Mouse, Calomyscus urartensis Vorontsov & Kartavseva, 1979 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Lesser Caucasia	0
Paradiplatys grosseri sp. nov., the first Diplatyidae earwig from the Arabian Peninsula (Dermaptera: Diplatyidae)	0
Modeling ecological differentiation in the distribution patterns of two subspecies of the Greek Tortoise, Testudo graeca (Reptilia: Testudinidae) in Iran	0
First confirmed records of the Snake-eyed Lizard, Ophisops elegans (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Saudi Arabia	0
Morphology, molecular systematics and phylogeography of the Spine-cheek Gudgeon, Eleotris acanthopomus (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from the north-western Indian Ocean	0
Genetic diversity and population structure of Androctonus crassicauda (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in different ecogeographical regions of Saudi Arabia and Iran	0
Monomorium amri , sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia	0
Influence of environmental factors on the distribution and abundance of the Turkestan Ground-Jay ( Podoces panderi )	0
New species of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) from the Middle East and North Africa	0
Laemostenus ( Antisphodrus ) sahlakensis : a new beetle species from Sahlak cav	0
Changes in fish species composition in the rivers of the Ararat Plain during the last century	0
Morphological characterization of some poorly known populations of the genus Spalerosophis Jan, 1865 (Reptilia: Colubridae): is the geometric morphometrics useful to identify them as taxonomic	0
Potential for phenotypic variation as a predictor of dispersal capacity in the genus Capoeta (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae)	0
The genusNeurigonaRóndani, 1856 of Iran with the description of a new species from the Hyrcanian Mixed Forests biome (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)	0
A new species of the genus Israelius Richards, 1952 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from Iran	0
First record of the family Sapygidae (Hymenoptera: Pompiloidea) from Iraq, with taxonomic notes on the West Palaearctic species of Sapyginae	0
Predation of the invasive Rapa Whelk, Rapana venosa , by the native Warty Crab, Eriphia verrucosa	0
Breeding parameters of a Great Tit ( Parus major ) population on the island of Cyprus compared to other Mediterranean populations	0
Beyond the anchovy: Unveiling the Black Sea’s elasmobranchs	0
Diet composition and feeding habits of Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (Cetartiodactyla: Delphinidae) stranded along the Tunisian coast: Evidence from stomach co	0
Operational interactions between humans and Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoises, Neophocaena phocaenoides : An integrated spatial model in the northern Strait of Hormuz	0
The potential of remotely-sensed data to identify suitable sites for the reintroduction of Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx)	0
Alarming decline of fish fauna in the Iranian Caspian Basin	0
Low nesting density of Loggerhead Turtles ( Caretta caretta ) on Akyatan Beach, Türkiye: Insights from twelve years of surveys	0
Genetic diversity of the cosmopolitan long-legged fly Syntormon pallipes in Turkey	0
New data on many-plumed moths (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) of the Arabian Peninsula	0
Burrow characteristics and microhabitat use of the Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard, Uromastyx aegyptia , in northern Saudi Arabia	0
Additional records of parasitic Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from Turkey with queen description of Camponotus ruseni Karaman, 2012	0
Casting Light on Fluorescence in Hemidactylus turcicus (Squamata: Geckonidae)	0
First record of the colubrid snakePlatyceps ventromaculatus(Reptilia: Colubridae) for Afghanistan	0
Review of the large branchiopod crustacean fauna of Qatar (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) and adjacent countries	0
A new species of cave crickets Troglophilus Krauss, 1879 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) from south-eastern Anatolia, Turkey	0
Diet of the European Pond Turtle ( Emys orbicularis ) in Anzali Lagoon (South Caspian Sea)	0
Biodiversity and distribution of earthworms in the biogeographic province of the Levant	0
Turkocranum gen. n., a new genus of Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Turkey	0
A survey of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae: Atypidae, Nemesiidae) of Azerbaijan, including the description of two new species	0
On a new species, Syzeuctus jordanicus sp. n., from the Middle East (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)	0
A key to the skulls of the mammals of Cyprus	0
Cardiocondyla hashemi sp. n., a new species of the C. batesii species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Saudi speci	0
Alpiscorpius orgeli sp. nov., a new scorpion species from Manisa Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)	0
Haplothrips zagrosi sp. n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), a new predatory thrips of the Grape Leafhopper ( Arboridia kermanshah Dlabola) from Iran	0
New Grossuana (Littorinimorpha: Hydrobiidae) species from Mount Kazdağı, northwestern Turkey	0
Long-tailed Bandicoot Rat (Nesokia bunnii) is not extinct	0
Range expansion of the Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus , in Palestine	0
Genetic diversity of the Arabian Gazelle ( Gazella arabica ) from three captive breeding centres in Oman	0
Fisheries bycatch and conservation priorities of young sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) in the Eastern Mediterranean	0
On the distribution of the Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus in Saudi Arabia (Mammalia: Chiroptera)	0
Exephanes neslihanae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a new species of ichneumonid wasps from Türkiye	0
Utilising 3D digital technology to identify vertebral numbers in colubrid snakes (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Türkiye	0
Status of the Dwarf Lizard (Parvilacerta parva) at the edge of its range in Armenia	0
Bite wounds on Tursiops aduncus provide the first inference of cookiecutter sharks ( Isistius spp.) in the	0

An annotated checklist of the Myrmeleontidae of Armenia (Neuroptera)	0
Morphological and genetic diversity of Eichwald Toad, Bufo eichwaldi in marginal populations of the east and west Caspian Sea lowland	0
A new species of the harvestman genusGraecophalangium(Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Turkey	0
Genetic diversity, phylogeography and historical demography of the Golden Jackal, Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758, in Turkey as inferred from mtDNA sequences	0
The genus Sphex Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species	0
A new species of the genus Trathala (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with new and additional records of the family Ichneumonidae from Türkiye	0
An updated checklist of the Red Sea gobioid species (Teleostei: Gobiiformes), with four new records	0
Genetic variability and population genetic structure in the Caucasian Parsley Frog, Pelodytes caucasicus (Boulenger, 1896) based on microsatellite markers	0
New records of seahorses (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus ) from Kuwait in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf	0
The expansive Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis), an all-year breeder in southern Turkey	0
A new species of genus Pseudobithynia (Glöer & Pešić, 2006) from southeastern Türkiye (Gastropoda: Bithyniidae)	0
Re-evaluating first impressions: Melanism in Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834) from Kurdistan Region, Iraq	0
Comparative study on the feeding ecology of the White Seabream, Diplodus sargus, and the Black Seabream, Spondyliosoma cantharus (Osteichthyes: Sparidae) in the North Aegean Sea	0
First record of the subfamilies Brachistinae and Helconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the fauna of Egypt, with the description of a new species	0
A new species ofBrachymeriaWestwood, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) from Türkiye	0
The first confirmed record of Indo-Pacific Tarpon Megalops cyprinoides (Megalopidae) from the Red Sea	0
Poorly studied Black-headed Penduline Tit (Remiz macronyx) recorded for the first time in Turkey (Aves: Remizidae)	0
Distribution of zerconid mites (Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) across soil layers of Spil Mountain National Park in western Türkiye	0
Range extension of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor to central Anatolia (Aves: Charadriiformes)	0
Breeding biology of the Egyptian Vulture,Neophron percnopterus, in the Beypazarı area, Turkey	0
Two new mite species of Zercon (Acari: Zerconidae) from Türkiye	0
Description of the female of Dicranomyia oosterbroeki Devyatkov, 2013 with an overview of the Limoniidae (Diptera) fauna of Ihlara Valley, Inner Anatolia	0
On the occurrence of Lichtenstein’s Short-fingered Gecko, Stenodactylus sthenodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Saudi Arabia	0
Taxonomic house-keeping: redescriptions of three poorly known pseudoscorpions described in the 19th century (Pseudoscorpiones: Atemnidae, Chernetidae)	0
Description of a new mythicomyiid species (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Glabellulinae) from southern Iran	0
New geometrid species of the genus Eupithecia from Iraqi Kurdistan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)	0
Reproductive cycle of the Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Chiroptera: Petropodidae) in northern Egypt	0
Does the Iranian steppe viper, Vipera eriwanensis ebneri Knoepffler & Sochurek, 1955 occur in Azerbaijan – review and evaluation with new records	0
Contributions of citizen scientists to monitoring alien species: the case study on Giant Asian Mantes, Hierodula tenuidentata and H. patellifera (Mantodea: Mantidae)	0
First record of the doctor fish in Antalya (Türkiye) outside its natural distribution range: Taxonomic identity and potential ecological risks	0
Confirmed sightings of Bryde’s Whale, Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878 (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae) from Kuwait	0