References by Xu, Z.
Xu, Z.-H.; He, Q.-J. 2015. Taxonomic review of the ponerine ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with a key to the Oriental species. Myrmecological News 21:137-161. PDF
Man, P.; Ran, H.; Chen, Z.; Xu, Z. 2017. The northern-most record of Leptanillinae in China with description of Protanilla beijingensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Asian Myrmecology 9:12 pp. e009008. 10.20362/am.009008 PDF
Staab, M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Liu, C.; Xu, Z.-H.; Economo, E. P. 2018. Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology. ZooKeys 770:137-192. 10.3897/zookeys.770.24908 PDF
Staab, M.; Xu, Z.-H.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. [New species Proceratium bruelheidei attributed to Staab, Xu & Hita Garcia]. Pp. 148-153: Staab, M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Liu, C.; Xu, Z.-H.; Economo, E. P. 2018. Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology. ZooKeys 770:137-192. PDF
Staab, M.; Xu, Z.-H.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. [New species Proceratium kepingmai attributed to Staab, Xu & Hita Garcia]. Pp. 157-162 in: Staab, M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Liu, C.; Xu, Z.-H.; Economo, E. P. 2018. Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology. ZooKeys 770:137-192. PDF
Staab, M.; Xu, Z.-H.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. [New species Proceratium shohei attributed to Staab, Xu & Hita Garcia]. Pp. 176-181 in: Staab, M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Liu, C.; Xu, Z.-H.; Economo, E. P. 2018. Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology. ZooKeys 770:137-192. PDF
Liu, X.; Xu, Z.; Hita Garcia, F. 2021. Taxonomic review of the ant genus Lordomyrma Emery, 1897 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China, with description of two new species and an identification key to the known species of the world. Asian Myrmecology 14:34 pp. e014007. [online early] 10.20362/am.014007 PDF

Notes: Published online 31 December 2021.

Jaitrong, W.; Xu, Z.; Kachonpisitsak, S. 2022. A new species of the ant Platythyrea clypeata species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae) from continental Asia. ZooKeys 1115:151–168. 10.3897/zookeys.1115.86477 PDF
Chen, C.; Chen, Z.; Xu, Z.; Fu, Q.; Fu, L. 2024. Two new ant species of the genus Leptogenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Hainan, China, with a key to the known Chinese species. ZooKeys 1195:199-217. [online early] 10.3897/zookeys.1195.115889 PDF
Du, C.; Xu, Z.; Chen, Z. 2024. Taxonomic account of the ant genus Syscia Roger, 1816 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Asia, with descriptions of two new species from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 930:157-181. 10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2491 PDF
Qian, Y.-H.; Xu, Z.-H.; Man, P.; Liu, G.-L. 2024. Three new species of the ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China, with a key to the world species. Myrmecological News 34:21-44. [online early] 10.25849/myrmecol.news_034:021 PDF
Qian, Y.-H.; Xu, Z.-H. 2024. Taxonomy of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 and Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China with descriptions of twenty-eight new species and a key to the known Chinese species. European Journal of Taxonomy 936:1-97. 10.5852/ejt.2024.936.2569 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Protanilla tibeta Protanilla tibeta Xu, 2012c Species Valid Original combination
Furcotanilla Furcotanilla Xu, 2012c Genus Synonym
Gaoligongidris Gaoligongidris Xu, 2012b Genus Valid
Gaoligongidris planodorsa Gaoligongidris planodorsa Xu, 2012b Species Valid Original combination
Perissomyrmex medogensis Perissomyrmex medogensis Xu & Zhang, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Amblyopone awa Stigmatomma awa Xu & Chu, 2012 Species Valid
Amblyopone kangba Stigmatomma kangba Xu & Chu, 2012 Species Valid
Amblyopone meiliana Stigmatomma meilianum Xu & Chu, 2012 Species Valid
Amblyopone zoma Stigmatomma zoma Xu & Chu, 2012 Species Valid
Vombisidris tibeta Vombisidris tibeta Xu & Yu, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Discothyrea banna Discothyrea banna Xu et al., 2014a Species Valid Original combination
Discothyrea diana Discothyrea diana Xu et al., 2014a Species Valid Original combination
Myopias daia Myopias daia Xu et al., 2014b Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys sunzii Leptogenys sunzii Xu & He, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys yandii Leptogenys yandii Xu & He, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Protanilla beijingensis Protanilla beijingensis Man et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium bruelheidei Proceratium bruelheidei Staab et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium kepingmai Proceratium kepingmai Staab et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium shohei Proceratium shohei Staab et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma jingpo Lordomyrma jingpo Liu et al., 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma nima Lordomyrma nima Liu et al., 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Platythyrea homasawini Platythyrea homasawini Jaitrong et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Leptanilla beijingensis Leptanilla beijingensis Qian et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Leptanilla dehongensis Leptanilla dehongensis Qian et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Leptanilla qinlingensis Leptanilla qinlingensis Qian et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys hainanensis Leptogenys hainanensis Chen et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys zhoui Leptogenys zhoui Chen et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia arcodorsa Syscia arcodorsa Du et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia zhoui Syscia zhoui Du et al., 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax bailu Temnothorax bailu Qian & Xu, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1994–2024
Taxon descriptions between 1994–2024
No. of references 72
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 174
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 139
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 147
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Xu, Z. 35
Xu, Z.-H. 37