References by Alicata, A.
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W.; Alicata, A. 2006. Taxonomic revision of the schencki-group of the ant genus Myrmica Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Palaearctic region. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 56:499-538. PDF
Alicata, A.; Schifani, E. 2019. Three endemic Aphaenogaster from the Siculo-Maltese archipelago and the Italian peninsula: Part of a hitherto unrecognized species group from the Maghreb? (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59:1-16. 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0001 PDF
Schifani, E.; Costa, S.; Mei, M.; Alicata, A. 2021. A new species for the Italian fauna: Aphaenogaster strioloides, not A. crocea, inhabits Pantelleria Island (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 53 (1):21-24. 10.13133/2284-4880/482 PDF
Schifani, E.; Prebus, M. M.; Alicata, A. 2022. Integrating morphology with phylogenomics to describe four island endemic species of Temnothorax from Sicily and Malta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 833:143-179. 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1891 PDF
Alicata, A.; Schifani, E.; Prebus, M. M. 2022. [Untitled. Temnothorax marae and T. poldii sp. nov. described by A. Alicata, E. Schifani and M. M. Prebus.]. Pp. 157-164 in: Schifani, E.; Prebus, M. M.; Alicata, A. 2022. Integrating morphology with phylogenomics to describe four island endemic species of Temnothorax from Sicily and Malta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 833:143-179. PDF
Schifani, E.; Alicata, A.; Prebus, M. M. 2022. [Untitled. Temnothorax vivianoi sp. nov. described by E. Schifani, A. Alicata and M. M. Prebus.]. Pp. 164-171 in: Schifani, E.; Prebus, M. M.; Alicata, A. 2022. Integrating morphology with phylogenomics to describe four island endemic species of Temnothorax from Sicily and Malta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 833:143-179. PDF
Schifani, E.; Alicata, A.; Menchetti, M.; Borowiec, L.; Fisher, B. L.; Karaman, C.; Kiran, K.; Oueslati, W.; Salata, S.; Blatrix, R. 2022. Revisiting the morphological species groups of West-Palearctic Aphaenogaster ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under a phylogenetic perspective: toward an evolutionary classification. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny 80:627-648. 10.3897/asp.80.e84428 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. 2023. Nomenclatural changes on some Mediterranean Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 taxa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zootaxa 5277 (1):59-70. 10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.2 PDF
Csősz, S.; Alicata, A.; Báthori, F.; Galkowski, C.; Schifani, E.; Yusupov, Z.; Herczeg, G.; Prebus, M. M. 2024. Integrative taxonomy reveals inflated biodiversity in the European Temnothorax unifasciatus complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoologica Scripta 53 (5):17 pp. [online early] 10.1111/zsc.12690 PDF
Csősz, S.; Schifani, E.; Seifert, B.; Alicata, A.; Prebus, M. M. 2024. A new species of yellow acorn ant discovered in Italy via integrative taxonomy (Temnothorax luteus-complex, Formicidae). Evolutionary Systematics 8 (2):183-197. [online early] 10.3897/evolsyst.8.124557 PDF
Schifani, E.; Alicata, A.; Prebus, M. M.; Csősz, S. 2025. Integrative description of Temnothorax siculus sp. n.: a new ant species from Sicily, Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Diversity 17 (4):1-17. 10.3390/d17040294 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Myrmica siciliana Myrmica siciliana Radchenko et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster trinacriae Aphaenogaster trinacriae Alicata & Schifani, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax marae Temnothorax marae Alicata et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax poldii Temnothorax poldii Alicata et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax vivianoi Temnothorax vivianoi Schifani et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax apenninicus Temnothorax apenninicus Csősz et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax siculus Temnothorax siculus Schifani et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2006–2025
Taxon descriptions between 2006–2025
No. of references 12
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 7
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 7
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 7
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Alicata, A. 12