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References by Alpert, G. D.
Alpert, G. D.; Akre, R. D. 1973. Distribution, abundance, and behavior of the inquiline ant Leptothorax diversipilosus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66:753-760.
Alpert, G. D. 1992. Observations on the genus Terataner in Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 99:117-127. PDF
Gronenberg, W.; Hölldobler, B.; Alpert, G. D. 1998. Jaws that snap: control of mandible movements in the ant Mystrium. Journal of Insect Physiology 44:241-253. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Liebig, J.; Alpert, G. D. 2002. Gamergates in the myrmicine genus Metapone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Naturwissenschaften 89:305-307.
Hölldobler, B.; Oldham, N. J.; Alpert, G. D.; Liebig, J. 2002. Predatory behavior and chemical communication in two Metapone species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Chemoecology 12:147-151.
Alpert, G. D. 2007. A review of the ant genus Metapone Forel from Madagascar. Pp. 8-18 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp. PDF
Bolton, B.; Alpert, G.; Ward, P. S.; Naskrecki, P. 2007. Bolton's Catalogue of ants of the world: 1758-2005. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, Compact Disk. PDF
Eguchi, K.; Bui, T. V.; General, D. M.; Alpert, G. D. 2010. Revision of the ant genus Anillomyrma Emery, 1913 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini). Myrmecological News 13:31-36. PDF
Borowiec, M. L.; Schulz, A.; Alpert, G. D.; Baňař, P. 2011. Discovery of the worker caste and descriptions of two new species of Anomalomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) with unique abdominal morphology. Zootaxa 2810:1-14. PDF
Ellison, A. M.; Gotelli, N. J.; Farnsworth, E. J.; Alpert, G. D. 2012. A field guide to the ants of New England. New Haven: Yale University Press, xv + 398 pp.
General, D. E. M.; Alpert, G. D. 2012. A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines. ZooKeys 200:1-111. PDF
Alpert, G. D. 2013. A new species of Tyrannomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 3721 (3):286-290. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Hawkes, P. G.; Alpert, G. D. 2014. Taxonomy of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region with a revision of the P. arnoldi clade and description of four new species. ZooKeys 447:47-86. PDF
Taylor, R. W.; Alpert, G. D. 2016. The myrmicine ant genus Metapone Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a global taxonomic review with descriptions of twelve new species. Zootaxa 4105 (6):501-545. 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.6.1 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Liu, C.; Audisio, T. L.; Alpert, G. D.; Fisher, B. L.; Economo, E. P. 2017. X-Ray microtomography for ant taxonomy: An exploration and case study with two new Terataner (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) species from Madagascar. PLoS ONE 12 (3):36 pp. e0172641. 10.1371/journal.pone.0172641 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Mbanyana, N.; Audisio, T. L.; Alpert, G. D. 2017. Taxonomy of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in the Afrotropical region, with a review of current species groups and description of a new species of the N. angulatus group from Mozambique. European Journal of Taxonomy 258:1-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.258 PDF
Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. 10.14411/eje.2018.027 PDF
Lattke, J. E.; Alpert, G. D. 2018. New species Protalaridris aculeata attributed to Lattke & Alpert. Pp. 272-274 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF
Guerrero, R. J.; Lattke, J. E.; Alpert, G. D. 2018. New species Protalaridris arhuaca attributed to Guerrero, Lattke & Alpert. Pp. 274-277 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Metapone vincimus Metapone vincimus Alpert, 2007 Species Valid Original combination
Anomalomyrma boltoni Anomalomyrma boltoni Borowiec et al., 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Anomalomyrma helenae Anomalomyrma helenae Borowiec et al., 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Tyrannomyrmex legatus Tyrannomyrmex legatus Alpert, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium nilo Proceratium nilo Hita Garcia et al., 2014 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium carri Proceratium carri Hita Garcia et al., 2014 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium sali Proceratium sali Hita Garcia et al., 2014 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium sokoke Proceratium sokoke Hita Garcia et al., 2014 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
Metapone javana Metapone javana Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone wallaceana Metapone wallaceana Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone enigmatica Metapone enigmatica Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone manni Metapone manni Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone philwardi Metapone philwardi Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone salomonis Metapone salomonis Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone titan Metapone titan Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone hoelldobleri Metapone hoelldobleri Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone mathinnae Metapone mathinnae Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Metapone tecklini Metapone tecklini Taylor & Alpert, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Nesomyrmex inhaca Nesomyrmex inhaca Hita Garcia et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Protalaridris aculeata Protalaridris aculeata Lattke & Alpert, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Protalaridris arhuaca Protalaridris arhuaca Guerrero et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1973–2018
Taxon descriptions between 2007–2018
No. of references 19
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 23
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 23
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 23
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Alpert, G. D. 18
Alpert, G. 1