References by Fisher, B. L.
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Blaimer, B. B.; Fisher, B. L. 2013b. Taxonomy of the Crematogaster degeeri-species-assemblage in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 51:1-64. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. A revision of the ant genus Mystrium in the Malagasy region with description of six new species and remarks on Amblyopone and Stigmatomma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Amblyoponinae). ZooKeys 394:1-99. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. The Madagascan endemic myrmicine ants related to Eutetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy of the genera Eutetramorium Emery, Malagidris nom. n., Myrmisaraka gen. n., Royidris gen. n., and Vitsika gen. n. Zootaxa 3791 (1):1-99. PDF
Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R.; Ward, P. S. 2014. The rise of army ants and their relatives: diversification of specialized predatory doryline ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14 (93):1-14. 10.1186/1471-2148-14-93 PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. Revision of the Malagasy ponerine ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3836 (1):1-163. PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438:57-112. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Aldawood, S. A. 2014. Notes on ants of the genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a key to species. Sociobiology 61(3):293-299. PDF
Helms, J. A.; Peeters, C.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. Funnels, gas exchange and cliff jumping: Natural history of the cliff dwelling ant Malagidris sofina. Insectes Sociaux 61:357-365. 10.1007/s00040-014-0360-8 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014a. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae): synonymisation of Decamorium Forel under Tetramorium, and taxonomic revision of the T. decem species group. ZooKeys 411:67-103. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2014a. Two new Paraparatrechina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) species from the Seychelles, with notes on the hypogaeic weissi species-group. ZooKeys 414:139-155. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014b. Taxonomic revision of the cryptic ant genus Probolomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in Madagascar. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 61:65-76. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2014b. Then there were five: a reexamination of the ant genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 422:35-48. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014c. The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region – taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups. ZooKeys 413:1-170. PDF
Overson, R.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. ZooKeys 507:115-150. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key. ZooKeys 512:121-153. PDF
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2015. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40:61-81. 10.1111/syen.12090 PDF
Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. Diagnostic survey of Malagasy Nesomyrmex species-groups and revision of hafahafa group species via morphology based cluster delimitation protocol. ZooKeys 526:19-59. PDF
Blaimer, B. B.; Brady, S. G.; Schultz, T. R.; Lloyd, M. W.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. 2015. Phylogenomic methods outperform traditional multi-locus approaches in resolving deep evolutionary history: a case study of formicine ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15 (271):1-14. 10.1186/s12862-015-0552-5 PDF
Esteves, F. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. A subfamília Amblyoponinae na região Neotropical. Pp. 13-22 in: Delabie, J. H. C.; Feitosa, R. M.; Serrão, J. E.; Mariano, C. S. F.; Majer, J. D. (eds.) 2015. As formigas poneromorfas do Brasil. Ilhéus-Bahia: Editora da UESC, 477 pp. PDF
Ward, P. S.; Blaimer, B. B.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex. Zootaxa 4072:343-357. PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. Revision of the Malagasy Camponotus edmondi species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae): integrating qualitative morphology and multivariate morphometric analysis. ZooKeys 572:81-154. 10.3897/zookeys.572.7177 PDF
Ward, P. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. Tales of dracula ants: the evolutionary history of the ant subfamily Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 41:683-693. 10.1111/syen.12186 PDF
Esteves, F. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Stigmatomma Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. Biodiversity Data Journal 4:237 pp. e8032. 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8032 PDF
Larabee, F. J.; Fisher, B. L.; Schmidt, C. A.; Matos-Maraví, P.; Janda, M.; Suarez, A. V. 2016. Molecular phylogenetics and diversification of trap-jaw ants in the genera Anochetus and Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103:143-154. 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.024 PDF
Fisher, B. L.; Bolton, B. 2016. Ants of the world. Ants of Africa and Madagascar. A guide to the genera. Berkeley: University of California Press, ix + 503 pp.
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. [New genera attributed to B. Bolton and B. L. Fisher]. Pp: 274-276, 302-304 in: Fisher, B. L.; Bolton, B. 2016. Ants of the world. Ants of Africa and Madagascar. A guide to the genera. Berkeley: University of California Press, ix + 503 pp.
Satria, R.; Sasaki, O.; Viet, B. T.; Oguri, E.; Syoji, K.; Fisher, B. L.; Yamane, S.; Eguchi, K. 2016. Description of the first Oriental species of the ant genus Xymmer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 4168:141-150. 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.7 PDF
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2016. Phylogenetic classifications are informative, stable, and pragmatic: the case for monophyletic taxa. Insectes Sociaux 63:489-492. 10.1007/s00040-016-0516-9 PDF
Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016a. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy members of the Nesomyrmex angulatus species group using the automated morphological species delineation protocol NC-PART-clustering. PeerJ 4:35 pp. e1796. 10.7717/peerj.1796 PDF
Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016b. Toward objective, morphology-based taxonomy: a case study on the Malagasy Nesomyrmex sikorai species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 11 (4):31 pp. e0152454. 10.1371/journal.pone.0152454 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Centromyrmex raptor Centromyrmex raptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008c Species Valid Original combination
Centromyrmex secutor Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008c Species Valid Original combination
Feroponera ferox Feroponera ferox Bolton & Fisher, 2008c Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus boltoni Anochetus boltoni Fisher, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus goodmani Anochetus goodmani Fisher, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus pattersoni Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Ravavy Ravavy Fisher, 2009a Genus Valid
Aptinoma Aptinoma Fisher, 2009a Genus Valid
Aptinoma antongil Aptinoma antongil Fisher, 2009a Species Valid Original combination
Aptinoma mangabe Aptinoma mangabe Fisher, 2009a Species Valid Original combination
Ravavy miafina Ravavy miafina Fisher, 2009a Species Valid Original combination
Paraparatrechina myops Paraparatrechina myops LaPolla & Fisher, 2010 Species Valid Original combination
Paraparatrechina ocellatula Paraparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla & Fisher, 2010 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera aprora Hypoponera aprora Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera austra Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera blanda Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera comis Hypoponera comis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera defessa Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera dema Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera dis Hypoponera dis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera exigua Hypoponera exigua Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera faex Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera fatiga Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera hawkesi Hypoponera hawkesi Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera hebes Hypoponera hebes Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera ignavia Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera importuna Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera jocosa Hypoponera jocosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera juxta Hypoponera juxta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera lassa Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 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