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References by Vila, R.
Moreau, C. S.; Bell, C. D.; Vila, R.; Archibald, S. B.; Pierce, N. E. 2006. Phylogeny of the ants: diversification in the age of angiosperms. Science (Washington, D. C.) 312:101-104. PDF
García, F.; Espadaler, X.; Echave, P.; Vila, R. 2010. Hormigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) de los acantilados de L'avenc de Tavertet (Barcelona, Península Ibérica). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 47:363-367. PDF
Espadaler, X.; García, F.; Roig, X.; Vila, R. 2013. Hormigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) del Parc del Castell de Montesquiu (Osona, noreste De La Península Ibérica). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 53:223-227. PDF
Talavera, G.; Espadaler, X.; Vila, R. 2015. Discovered just before extinction? The first endemic ant from the Balearic Islands (Lasius balearicus sp. nov.) is endangered by climate change. Journal of Biogeography 42:589-601. 10.1111/jbi.12438 PDF
Schär, S.; Talavera, G.; Espadaler, X.; Rana, J. D.; Andersen, A. A.; Cover, S. P.; Vila, R. 2018. Do Holarctic ant species exist? Trans-Beringian dispersal and homoplasy in the Formicidae. Journal of Biogeography 00:1-12. 10.1111/jbi.13380 PDF
Schär, S.; Menchetti, M.; Schifani, E.; Hinojosa, J. C.; Platania, L.; Dapporto, L.; Vila, R. 2020. Integrative biodiversity inventory of ants from a Sicilian archipelago reveals high diversity on young volcanic islands (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 20:405-416. 10.1007/s13127-020-00442-3 PDF

Notes: Published online 6 Jun 2020.

Schär, S.; Talavera, G.; Rana, J. D.; Espadaler, X.; Cover, S. P.; Shattuck, S. O.; Vila, R. 2022. Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in North American Lasius ants, and an overlooked introduced species. Scientific Reports 12:5970:1-12. 10.1038/s41598-022-10047-9 PDF
Schifani, E.; Alicata, A.; Borowiec, L.; García, F.; Gentile, V.; Gómez, K.; Nalini, E.; Rigato, F.; Schär, S.; Scupola, A.; Vila, R.; Menchetti, M. 2023. Unrecognized for centuries: distribution and sexual caste descriptions of the West European Aphaenogaster species of the subterranea group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1153:141-156. [online early] 10.3897/zookeys.1153.98297 PDF
Schifani, E.; Alicata, A.; Borowiec, L.; García, F.; Gentile, V.; Gómez, K.; Nalini, E.; Rigato, F.; Schär, S.; Scupola, A.; Vila, R.; Menchetti, M. 2023. Unrecognized for centuries: distribution and sexual caste descriptions of the West European Aphaenogaster species of the subterranea group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1153:141-156. [online early] 10.3897/zookeys.1153.98297 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Lasius (Lasius) balearicus Lasius balearicus Talavera et al., 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Lasius ponderosae Lasius ponderosae Schär et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2006–2023
Taxon descriptions between 2015–2022
No. of references 9
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 2
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 2
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 2
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Vila, R. 9