References by Elmes, G. W.
Elmes, G. W. 1971. An experimental study on the distribution of heathland ants. Journal of Animal Ecology 40:495-499.
Elmes, G. W. 1973. Miniature queens of the ant Myrmica rubra L. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomologist 106:133-136.
Elmes, G. W. 1976. Some observations on the microgyne form of Myrmica rubra L. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 23:3-22.
Elmes, G. W. 1978. A morphometric comparison of three closely related species of Myrmica (Formicidae), including a new species from England. Systematic Entomology 3:131-145. PDF
Elmes, G. W. 1980. Queen number in colonies of ants of the genus Myrmica. Insectes Sociaux 27:43-60.
Elmes, G. W. 1981. An aberrant form of Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander (Hym. Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 28:27-31.
Elmes, G. W.; Clarke, R. T. 1981. A biometric investigation of variation of workers of Myrmica ruginodis Nylander (Formicidae). Pp. 121-140 in: Howse, P. E.; Clement, J.-L. (eds.) 1981. Biosystematics of social insects. Systematics Association Special Volume No. 19. London: Academic Press, 346 pp.
Elmes, G. W.; Wardlaw, J. C. 1981. The quantity and quality of overwintered larvae in five species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Zoology (London) 193:429-446.
Elmes, G. W. 1982. The phenology of five species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera Formicidae) from South Dorset, England. Insectes Sociaux 29:548-560.
Elmes, G. W.; Wardlaw, J. C. 1983a. A comparison of the effect of temperature on the development of large hibernated larvae of four species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 30:106-118.
Elmes, G. W.; Wardlaw, J. C. 1983b. A comparison of the effect of a queen upon the development of large hibernated larvae of six species of the genus Myrmica (Hym. Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 30:134-148.
Elmes, G. W.; Thomas, J. A. 1985. Morphometrics as a tool in identification: a case study of Myrmica from France (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Actes des Colloques Insectes Sociaux 2:97-108. PDF
Thomas, J. A.; Elmes, G. W.; Wardlaw, J. C.; Woyciechowski, M. 1989. Host specificity among Maculinea butterflies in Myrmica ant nests. Oecologia (Berlin) 79:452-457.
Elmes, G. W. 1991a. The social biology of Myrmica ants. Actes des Colloques Insectes Sociaux 7:17-34.
Elmes, G. W. 1991b. Mating strategy and isolation between the two forms, macrogyna and microgyna, of Myrmica ruginodis (Hym. Formicidae). Ecological Entomology 16:411-423.
Elmes, G. W. 1994. A population of the social parasite Myrmica hirsuta Elmes (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) recorded from Jutland, Denmark, with a first description of the worker caste. Insectes Sociaux 41:437-442.
Wardlaw, J. C.; Elmes, G. W. 1996. Exceptional colony size in Myrmica species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomologist 115:191-196.
Elmes, G. W.; Radchenko, A. G. 1998. Ants of the genus Myrmica from Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Chinese Journal of Entomology 18:217-224. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 1998. Taxonomic revision of the ritae species-group of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Vestnik Zoologii 32(4):3-27. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W.; Collingwood, C. A. 1999. [Untitled. Myrmica brancuccii Radchenko, Elmes & Collingwood, sp. n.]. Pp. 30-31 in: Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 1999a. Ten new species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Himalaya. Vestnik Zoologii 33(3):27-46. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 1999a. Ten new species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Himalaya. Vestnik Zoologii 33(3):27-46. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 1999b. First description of the female of Myrmica ritae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with some notes on the ritae group. Vestnik Zoologii 33(6):95-98. PDF
Elmes, G. W.; Radchenko, A. G.; Kim, B.-J. 2001. Two new species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Korea. Korean Journal of Biological Sciences 5:107-112. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Zhou, S.; Elmes, G. W. 2001. New and rare Myrmica species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from southern China. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 51:211-219. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 2001a. First record of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from northern Vietnam, with a description of two new species. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 51:221-225.
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 2001b. A taxonomic revision of the ant genus Myrmica Latreille, 1804 from the Himalaya (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomologica Basiliensia 23:237-276. PDF
Elmes, G. W.; Radchenko, A. G.; Aktaç, N. 2002. Four new Myrmica species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 52:157-171. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W. 2002. First descriptions of the sexual forms of seven Himalayan Myrmica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Vestnik Zoologii 36(5):35-46. PDF
Radchenko, A. G.; Elmes, G. W.; Woyciechowski, M. 2002. An appraisal of Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902 and related species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 52:409-421. PDF
Radchenko, A.; Elmes, G. W.; Czechowska, W.; Stankiewicz, A.; Czechowski, W.; Sielezniew, M. 2003. First records of Myrmica vandeli Bondroit and M. tulinae Elmes, Radchenko et Aktaç (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Poland, with a key for the scabrinodis- and sabuleti-complexes. Fragmenta Faunistica (Warsaw) 46:47-57.
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Myrmica hirsuta Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica mirabile Myrmica mirabilis Elmes & Radchenko, 1998 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica boltoni Myrmica boltoni Radchenko & Elmes, 1998 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica collingwoodi Myrmica collingwoodi Radchenko & Elmes, 1998 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica martensi Myrmica martensi Radchenko & Elmes, 1998 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica rigatoi Myrmica rigatoi Radchenko & Elmes, 1998 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica urbanii Myrmica urbanii Radchenko & Elmes, 1998 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica nitida Myrmica nitida Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica ordinaria Myrmica ordinaria Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica petita Myrmica petita Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica rhytida Myrmica rhytida Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica villosa Myrmica villosa Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica vittata Myrmica vittata Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica wardi Myrmica wardi Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica williamsi Myrmica williamsi Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica wittmeri Myrmica wittmeri Radchenko & Elmes, 1999a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica brancuccii Myrmica brancuccii Radchenko et al., 1999 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica hyungokae Myrmica hyungokae Elmes et al., 2001 Species Synonym Original combination
Myrmica koreana Myrmica koreana Elmes et al., 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica foreliana Myrmica foreliana Radchenko & Elmes, 2001a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica titanica Myrmica titanica Radchenko & Elmes, 2001a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica yamanei Myrmica yamanei Radchenko & Elmes, 2001a Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica angulata Myrmica angulata Radchenko et al., 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica draco Myrmica draco Radchenko et al., 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica sinensis Myrmica sinensis Radchenko et al., 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica anatolica Myrmica anatolica Elmes et al., 2002 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica jennyae Myrmica jennyae Elmes et al., 2002 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica tamarae Myrmica tamarae Elmes et al., 2002 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica tulinae Myrmica tulinae Elmes et al., 2002 Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica afghanica Myrmica afghanica Radchenko & Elmes, 2003b Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1971–2010
Taxon descriptions between 1978–2010
No. of references 50
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 56
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 52
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 55
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Elmes, G. W. 50
Elmes, G.W. 0