References by Fischer, G.
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Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Peters, M. K.; Snelling, R. R.; Wägele, J. W. 2009. A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kakamega Forest (Kenya). Journal of East African Natural History 98:147-165. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G. 2010. [Untitled. Tetramorium boehmei Hita Garcia & Fischer sp. n.]. Pp. 363-365 in: Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Kück, P.; Thormann, B.; Peters, M. K. 2010. Tetramorium boehmei sp. n. – a new ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from the Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 57 (2):359-366. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Kück, P.; Thormann, B.; Peters, M. K. 2010. Tetramorium boehmei sp. n. – a new ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from the Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 57 (2):359-366. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Peters, M. K. 2010a. Tetramorium snellingi sp. n. – a new leaf-litter ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from a western Kenyan rainforest. Myrmecological News 13:141-146. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Peters, M. K. 2010b. Taxonomy of the Tetramorium weitzeckeri species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical zoogeographical region. Zootaxa 2704:1-90. PDF
Fischer, G.; Hita Garcia, F.; Peters, M. K. 2012. Taxonomy of the ant genus Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical zoogeographic region: definition of species groups and systematic revision of the Pheidole pulchella group. Zootaxa 3232:1-43. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Wiesel, E.; Fischer, G. 2013. The ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)—faunal overview, first species checklist, bibliography, accounts for all genera, and discussion on taxonomy and zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History 101 (2):127-222. PDF
Fischer, G.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A revision of Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the islands of the Southwest Indian Ocean and designation of a neotype for the invasive Pheidole megacephala. Zootaxa 3683:301-356. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G. 2014. Additions to the taxonomy of the Afrotropical Tetramorium weitzeckeri species complex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), with the description of a new species from Kenya. European Journal of Taxonomy 90:1-16. PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438:57-112. PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F. 2014. Carebara madibai Fischer & Azorsa. Pp. 78-82 in: Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438:57-112. PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Hita Garcia, F.; Mikheyev, A. S.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Two new phragmotic ant species from Africa: morphology and next-generation sequencing solve a caste association problem in the genus Carebara Westwood. ZooKeys 525:77-105. 10.3897/zookeys.525.6057 PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Hita Garcia, F. 2015. [New species of Carebara, attributed to Fischer, Azorsa and Hita Garcia.]. Pp. 93-102 in: Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Hita Garcia, F.; Mikheyev, A. S.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Two new phragmotic ant species from Africa: morphology and next-generation sequencing solve a caste association problem in the genus Carebara Westwood. ZooKeys 525:77-105. PDF
Liu, C.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2015. A rare ant on Samoa: first record of the cryptic subfamily Proceratiinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and description of a new Proceratium Roger species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 46:35-44. 10.3897/JHR.46.5849 PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Fischer, G.; Guénard, B.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Introduced Pheidole of the world: taxonomy, biology and distribution. ZooKeys 543:1-109. 10.3897/zookeys.543.6050 PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2016. Inordinate spinescence: taxonomic revision and microtomography of the Pheidole cervicornis species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). PLoS ONE 11 (7):24 pp. e0156709. 10.1371/journal.pone.0156709 PDF
Fischer, G.; Sarnat, E. M.; Economo, E. P. 2016. Revision and microtomography of the Pheidole knowlesi group, an endemic ant radiation in Fiji (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) Myrmicinae. PLoS ONE 11 (7):41 pp. e0158544. 10.1371/journal.pone.0158544 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Liu, C.; Audisio, T. L.; Alpert, G. D.; Fisher, B. L.; Economo, E. P. 2017. X-Ray microtomography for ant taxonomy: An exploration and case study with two new Terataner (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) species from Madagascar. PLoS ONE 12 (3):36 pp. e0172641. 10.1371/journal.pone.0172641 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Liu, C.; Audisio, T. L.; Economo, E. P. 2017. Next-generation morphological character discovery and evaluation: an X-ray micro-CT enhanced revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) in the Afrotropics. ZooKeys 693:33-93. 10.3897/zookeys.693.13012 PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Dudley, K.; Liu, C.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2019. Ready species one: exploring the use of augmented reality to enhance systematic biology with a revision of Fijian Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (6): 6:1-43. 10.1093/isd/ixz005 PDF
Casadei-Ferreira, A.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2020. Evidence for a thoracic crop in the workers of some Neotropical Pheidole species (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Arthropod Structure and Development 59:1-7. [online early] 10.1016/j.asd.2020.100977 PDF
Gómez, K.; Kouakou, L. M.; Fischer, G.; Hita-Garcia, F.; Katzke, J.; Economo, E. P. 2022. Pheidole klaman sp. nov.: a new addition from Ivory Coast to the Afrotropical pulchella species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae). ZooKeys 1104:129-157. 10.3897/zookeys.1104.81562 PDF
Liu, C.; Fischer, G.; Liu, Q.; Peng, Y.-Q.; Economo, E. P.; Guénard, B. 2022. Updating the taxonomy of the ant genus Myrmecina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in China with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5182 (2):152-164. 10.11646/zootaxa.5182.2.2 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Tetramorium snellingi Tetramorium snellingi Hita Garcia et al., 2010a Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium boehmei Tetramorium boehmei Hita Garcia & Fischer, 2010 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium bendai Tetramorium bendai Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium boltoni Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium intermedium Tetramorium intermedium Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Homonym Original combination
Tetramorium kakamega Tetramorium kakamega Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium mkomazi Tetramorium mkomazi Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium philippwagneri Tetramorium philippwagneri Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium renae Tetramorium renae Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium robertsoni Tetramorium robertsoni Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium rubrum Tetramorium rubrum Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium susannae Tetramorium susannae Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium tanaense Tetramorium tanaense Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium trirugosum Tetramorium trirugosum Hita Garcia et al., 2010b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole christinae Pheidole christinae Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole darwini Pheidole darwini Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole glabrella Pheidole glabrella Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole heliosa Pheidole heliosa Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rebeccae Pheidole rebeccae Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole semidea Pheidole semidea Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole setosa Pheidole setosa Fischer et al., 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole dodo Pheidole dodo Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole decepticon Pheidole decepticon Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole komori Pheidole komori Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole loki Pheidole loki Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole megatron Pheidole megatron Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole ragnax Pheidole ragnax Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole vulcan Pheidole vulcan Fischer & Fisher, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium mpala Tetramorium mpala Hita Garcia & Fischer, 2014 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara gustavmayri Carebara gustavmayri Fischer et al., 2014 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2009–2022
Taxon descriptions between 2010–2022
No. of references 23
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 49
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 47
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 49
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Fischer, G. 23