Lucky, A.; Sarnat, E. M. 2008. New species of Lordomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Southeast Asia and Fiji. Zootaxa 1681:37-46. PDF

Lucky, A.; Ward, P. S. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2688:1-67. PDF

Lucky, A.; Sarnat, E. M. 2010. Biogeography and diversification of the Pacific ant genus Lordomyrma Emery. Journal of Biogeography 37:624-634. PDF

Lucky, A. 2011. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the spider ants, genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59:281-292. PDF

Guénard, B.; McCaffrey, K. A.; Lucky, A.; Dunn, R. R. 2012. Ants of North Carolina: an updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3552:1-36. PDF

Lucky, A.; Trautwein, M. D.; Guénard, B.; Weiser, M. D.; Dunn, R. R. 2013. Tracing the rise of the ants - out of the ground. PLoS ONE 8(12):e84012. 10.1371/journal.pone.0084012 PDF

Barden, P.; Boudinot, B. E.; Lucky, A. 2017b. Where fossils dare and males matter: combined morphological and molecular analysis untangles the evolutionary history of the spider ant genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Dolichoderinae). Invertebrate Systematics 31:765-780. 10.1071/IS16067 PDF

Williams, J. L.; Lucky, A. 2020. Non-native and invasive Nylanderia crazy ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the world: integrating genomics to enhance taxonomic preparedness. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 113:318-336. 10.1093/aesa/saz039 PDF

Notes: Advance Access Publication Date: 16 March 2020

Williams, J. L.; Zhang, Y. M.; Lloyd, M. W.; LaPolla, J. S.; Schultz, T. R.; Lucky, A. 2020. Global domination by crazy ants: phylogenomics reveals biogeographical history and invasive species relationships in the genus Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 45:730-744. 10.1111/syen.12423 PDF

Williams, J. L.; Zhang, Y. M.; LaPolla, J. S.; Schultz, T. R.; Lucky, A. 2022. Phylogenetic delimitation of morphologically cryptic species in globetrotting Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species complexes. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6 (1): 10:1-15. 10.1093/isd/iaxb027 PDF

Sawh, I.; Bae, E.; Camilo, L.; Lanan, M.; Lucky, A.; Morais Menezes, H.; Fiorentino, G.; Sosiak, C.; Khadempour, L.; Barden, P. 2023. The first fossil replete ant worker establishes living food storage in the Eocene. Myrmecological News 33:139-147. 10.25849/myrmecol.news_033:139 PDF

Williams, J. L.; Punnath, A.; Fernández, M. B.; Calcaterra, L. A.; LaPolla, J. S.; Lucky, A. 2024. “Picking up signals” in male genital morphospace and integrating phylogenomics to delimit Neotropical Nylanderia Emery species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 8(5), 6:1-18. [online early] 10.1093/isd/ixae028 PDF

Notes: Nylanderia phylogeny