United Arab Emirates
Invertebrates known only from the United Arab Emirates include a looper moth Spiralisigna angusta (BOLD), a blister beetle Hycleus dunalis (Meloidae.com), the click beetles Hartenius narci (Elateridae) and Cardiophorus safadensis (Elateridae), a minute mud-loving beetle Georissus chameleo (Martin Fikacek pdf file), the ground beetles Anthracus vanharteni (Carabidae of the World) and Paraglycia cyanochloris (Carabidae of the World), a minute brown scavenger beetle Corticaria arenosa (latridiidae.de pdf file), a minute moss beetle Ochthebius wurayah (Wildlife Extra), a water scavenger beetle Laccobius harteni (p. 11 of Martin Fikacek pdf file), a platygastrid wasp Amblyaspis harteni (C.A. Triplehorn Insect Collection pdf file), a velvet ant Nanomutilla wurayahensis (WWF-UAE), a mayfly Nigrobaetis arabiensis (p. 7 of famu.org 14 MB pdf file), several species of scuttle flies of the genus Megaselia (Zootaxa pdf file), and a recently described scorpion Buthacus williamsi (Scorpion Files).
The cave of Magharet Qasir Hafit likely has endemic cave-dwelling invertebrates (p. 13 of enhg.org 5 MB pdf file). For a description of terrestrial habitats see (UAE Interact pdf file). Lists of native animal and plant species can be found at (UAE Interact pdf file).