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References by Taylor, R. W.
Taylor, R. W. 1986. The quadrinominal infrasubspecific names of Australian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). General and Applied Entomology 18:33-37. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1987a. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41:1-92. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1987b. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). First supplement, 10 July, 1987. CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41(Suppl.1):1-5.
Imai, H. T.; Taylor, R. W.; Crosland, M. W. J.; Crozier, R. H. 1988. Modes of spontaneous chromosomal mutation and karyotype evolution in ants with reference to the minimum interaction hypothesis. Japanese Journal of Genetics 63:159-185. PDF
Imai, H. T.; Taylor, R. W.; Crozier, R. H.; Crosland, M. W. L.; Browning, G. P. 1988. Chromosomal polymorphism in the ant Myrmecia (pilosula) n=1. Annual Report. National Institute of Genetics, Japan 38:82-84.
Taylor, R. W. 1988. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (=Prionogenys Emery, n. syn.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). General and Applied Entomology 20:33-37. PDF
Imai, H. T.; Taylor, R. W. 1989. Chromosomal polymorphisms involving telomere fusion, centromeric inactivation and centromere shift in the ant Myrmecia (pilosula) n=1. Chromosoma (Berlin) 98:456-460. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1989a. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 28:23-27. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1989b. Australasian ants of the genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27:605-610. PDF
Brown, W. V.; Jaisson, P.; Taylor, R. W.; Lacey, M. J. 1990. Novel internally branched, internal alkenes as major components of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the primitive Australian ant Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 16:2623-2635.
Jaisson, P.; Nicolosi, F.; Taylor, R. W.; Fresneau, D. 1990. Phylogeny of the Formicidae and the behavioural analysis of some archaic Australian ants. Pp. 311-312 in: Veeresh, G. K.; Mallik, B.; Viraktamath, C. A. (eds.) 1990. Social insects and the environment. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of IUSSI, 1990. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., xxxi + 765 pp.
Kohout, R. J.; Taylor, R. W. 1990. Notes on Australian ants of the genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith, with a synonymic list of the species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 28:509-522. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1990. Protanilla Taylor gen. n. Pp. 279-280 in: Bolton, B. 1990b. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 15:267-282. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1990a. [Untitled. A key to the ant genera of Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.]. Pp. 55-60 in: Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1990. The ants. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, xii + 732 pp.
Taylor, R. W. 1990b. [Untitled. Anomalomyrmini Taylor tribe n., Anomalomyrma Taylor gen. n., Protanilla Taylor gen. n.]. Pp. 278-279 in: Bolton, B. 1990b. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 15:267-282. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1990c. New Asian ants of the tribe Basicerotini, with an on-line computer interactive key to the twenty-six known Indo-Australian species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4:397-425. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1990d. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Meranoplus Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). General and Applied Entomology 22:31-40. PDF
Imai, H. T.; Taylor, R. W.; Kubota, M.; Ogata, K.; Wada, M. Y. 1991 ("1990"). Notes on the remarkable karyology of the primitive ant Nothomyrmecia macrops, and of the related genus Myrmecia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 97:133-140. PDF
Ogata, K.; Taylor, R. W. 1991. Ants of the genus Myrmecia Fabricius: a preliminary review and key to the named species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Journal of Natural History 25:1623-1673. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1991a ("1990"). Notes on the ant genera Romblonella and Willowsiella, with comments on their affinities, and the first descriptions of Australian species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Psyche (Cambridge) 97:281-296. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1991b. Nomenclature and distribution of some Australasian ants of the Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30:599-614. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1991c. Myrmecia croslandi sp. n., a karyologically remarkable new Australian jack-jumper ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 30:288. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1991d. Formicidae. Pp. 980-989 in: CSIRO (ed.) 1991. The insects of Australia. Second edition. Volume II. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, pp. i-vi, 543-1137.
Imai, H. T.; Hirai, H.; Satta, Y.; Shiroishi, T.; Yamada, M.; Taylor, R. W. 1992. Phase specific Ag-staining of nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) and kinetochores in the Australian ant Myrmecia croslandi. Japanese Journal of Genetics 67:437-447.
Jaisson, P.; Fresneau, D.; Taylor, R. W.; Lenoir, A. 1992. Social organization in some primitive Australian ants. I. Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark. Insectes Sociaux 39:425-438. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1992a. Nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Guinean ants of the subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 31:57-69. PDF
Taylor, R. W. 1992b. Rhoptromyrmex rawlinsoni sp. nov., a new apparently workerless parasitic ant from Anak Krakatau, Indonesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 53:125-128. PDF
Billen, J. P. J.; Taylor, R. W. 1993. Notes on the aberant venom gland morphology of some Australian dolichoderine and myrmicine ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Belgian Journal of Zoology 123:159-163.
Hirai, H.; Yamamoto, M.-T.; Ogura, K.; Satta, Y.; Yamada, M.; Taylor, R. W.; Imai, H. T. 1994. Multiplication of 28S rDNA and NOR activity in chromosome evolution among ants of the Myrmecia pilosula species complex. Chromosoma (Berlin) 103:171-178.
Imai, H. T.; Taylor, R. W.; Crozier, R. H. 1994. Experimental bases for the minimum interaction theory. I. Chromosome evolution in ants of the Myrmecia pilosula species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Japanese Journal of Genetics 69:137-182. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Myrmecia croslandi Myrmecia croslandi Taylor, 1991c Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus johnclarki Camponotus johnclarki Taylor, 1992a Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus macareaveyi Camponotus macareaveyi Taylor, 1992a Species Valid Original combination
Rhoptromyrmex rawlinsoni Tetramorium rawlinsoni Taylor, 1992b Species Valid
Meranoplus beatoni Meranoplus beatoni Taylor, 2006 Species Valid Original combination
Meranoplus hoplites Meranoplus hoplites Taylor, 2006 Species Valid Original combination
Meranoplus schoedli Meranoplus schoedli Taylor, 2006 Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera crozieri Heteroponera crozieri Taylor, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera majeri Heteroponera majeri Taylor, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma diwata Lordomyrma diwata Taylor, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma emarginata Lordomyrma emarginata Taylor, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma hmong Lordomyrma hmong Taylor, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma idianale Lordomyrma idianale Taylor, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma lakshmi Lordomyrma lakshmi Taylor, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma limatula Lordomyrma limatula Taylor, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmecia banksi Myrmecia banksi Taylor, 2015a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmecia haskinsorum Myrmecia haskinsorum Taylor, 2015a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmecia imaii Myrmecia imaii Taylor, 2015a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmecia impaternata Myrmecia impaternata Taylor, 2015a Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera rhodopygea Heteroponera rhodopygea Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera darlingtonorum Heteroponera darlingtonorum Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera wilsoni Heteroponera wilsoni Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera viviennae Heteroponera viviennae Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera monteithi Heteroponera monteithi Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera lioprocta Heteroponera lioprocta Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera trachypyx Heteroponera trachypyx Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera ecarinata Heteroponera ecarinata Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Heteroponera pendergrasti Heteroponera pendergrasti Taylor, 2015b Species Valid Original combination
Metapone africana Metapone africana Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone balinensis Metapone balinensis Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1958–2018
Taxon descriptions between 1962–2018
No. of references 113
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 147
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 130
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 132
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Taylor, R. W. 112
Taylor, R. 1