References by Fisher, B. L.
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Fisher, B. L. 2008. [Untitled. Anochetus boltoni Fisher sp. nov. Anochetus goodmani Fisher sp. nov.]. Pp. 4-8 in: Fisher, B. L.; Smith, M. A. 2008. A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 3 (5):e1787. PDF
Fisher, B. L.; Smith, M. A. 2008. A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 3 (5):e1787. 10.1371/journal.pone.0001787 PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2008a. The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Asphinctopone Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1827:53-61. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2008b. The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Phrynoponera Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1892:35-52. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2008c. Afrotropical ants of the ponerine genera Centromyrmex Mayr, Promyopias Santschi gen. rev. and Feroponera gen. n., with a revised key to genera of African Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1929:1-37. PDF
Dunn, R. R.; Agosti, D.; Anderson, A. N.; Arnan, X.; Brühl, C. A.; Cerdá, X.; Ellison, A. M.; Fisher, B. L.; Fitzpatrick, M. C.; Gibb, H.; Gotelli, N. J.; Gove, A. D.; Guénard, B.; Janda, M.; Kaspari, M.; Laurent, E. J.; Lessard, J.-P.; Longino, J. T.; Majer, J. D.; Menke, S. B.; McGlynn, T. P.; Parr, C. L.; Philpott, S. M.; Pfeiffer, M.; Retana, J.; Suarez, A. V.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Weiser, M. D.; Sanders, N. J. 2009. Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness. Ecology Letters 12:324-333. PDF
Smith, M. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2009. Invasions, DNA barcodes, and rapid biodiversity assessment using ants of Mauritius. Frontiers in Zoology 6:31. 10.1186/1742-9994-6-31 PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2009. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): key to genera of the subfamily Proceratiinae. Zootaxa 2216:1-21. PDF
Fisher, B. L. 2009a. Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2118:37-52. PDF
Fisher, B. L. 2009b. Biogeography. Pp. 18-37 in: Lach, L.; Parr, C. L.; Abbott, K. (eds) 2009. Ant ecology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, xvii + 410 pp.
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. [Untitled. New species of Paraparatrechina attributed to LaPolla and Fisher.]. Pp. 21-23 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Cheng, C. H.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa 2387:1-27. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Cheng, C. H.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa 2387:1-27. PDF
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of dolichoderine ants: effects of data partitioning and relict taxa on historical inference. Systematic Biology 59:342-362. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): key to genera of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Zootaxa 2794:1-34. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2843:1-118. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region — introduction, definition of species groups, and revision of the T. bicarinatum, T. obesum, T. sericeiventre and T. tosii species groups. Zootaxa 3039:1-72. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa 3110:10-36. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. [Untitled. New species of Nylanderia, attributed to J.S. LaPolla and B.L. Fisher.]. Pp. 14-16, 20, 22-24 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa 3110:10-36. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. [Untitled. Nylanderia usambarica sp. nov., attributed to J.S. LaPolla, P.G. Hawkes and B.L. Fisher.]. Pp. 24-25 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa 3110:10-36. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2012. Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3283:1-101. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2012a. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of the genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer. PLoS ONE 7 (3):e33325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033325 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2012a. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomy of the T. bessonii, T. bonibony, T. dysalum, T. marginatum, T. tsingy, and T. weitzeckeri species groups. Zootaxa 3365:1-123. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2012b. A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 3341:1-31. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2012b. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups. Zootaxa 3592:1-85. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. The Tetramorium tortuosum species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) revisited - taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical T. capillosum species complex. ZooKeys 299:77-99. 10.3897/zookeys.299.5063 PDF
Fischer, G.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A revision of Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the islands of the Southwest Indian Ocean and designation of a neotype for the invasive Pheidole megacephala. Zootaxa 3683:301-356. PDF
Boudinot, B. E.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males. Zootaxa 3635:301-339. PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Fisher, B. L. 2013a. Revision of the Pachycondyla wasmannii-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Malagasy region. Zootaxa 3609:101-141. PDF
Blaimer, B. B.; Fisher, B. L. 2013a. How much variation can one ant species hold? Species delimitation in the Crematogaster kelleri-group in Madagascar. PLoS ONE 8 (7):e68082. 10.1371/journal.pone.0068082 PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Fisher, B. L. 2013b. Revision of the Pachycondyla sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar. Zootaxa 3683:447-485. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Camponotus mainty Camponotus mainty Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus manabo Camponotus manabo Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus raina Camponotus raina Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus sada Camponotus sada Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus tanosy Camponotus tanosy Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara bara Carebara bara Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara berivelo Carebara berivelo Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara betsi Carebara betsi Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara creolei Carebara creolei Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara demeter Carebara demeter Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara dota Carebara dota Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara hainteny Carebara hainteny Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara hiragasy Carebara hiragasy Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara jajoby Carebara jajoby Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara kabosy Carebara kabosy Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara lova Carebara lova Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara mahafaly Carebara mahafaly Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara malagasy Carebara malagasy Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara omasi Carebara omasi Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara placida Carebara placida Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara raberi Carebara raberi Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara salegi Carebara salegi Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara sampi Carebara sampi Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara tana Carebara tana Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara tanana Carebara tanana Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Carebara vazimba Carebara vazimba Azorsa & Fisher, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole diakritos Pheidole diakritos Salata & Fisher, 2020a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole lutea Pheidole lutea Salata & Fisher, 2020a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole ranohirensis Pheidole ranohirensis Salata & Fisher, 2020a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole voasara Pheidole voasara Salata & Fisher, 2020a Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1995–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2000–2023
No. of references 125
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 640
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 615
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 617
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Fisher, B. L. 125