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References by Cover, S. P.
Schär, S.; Talavera, G.; Rana, J. D.; Espadaler, X.; Cover, S. P.; Shattuck, S. O.; Vila, R. 2022. Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in North American Lasius ants, and an overlooked introduced species. Scientific Reports 12:5970:1-12. 10.1038/s41598-022-10047-9 PDF
Mera-Rodríguez, D.; Jourdan, H.; Ward, P. S.; Shattuck, S.; Cover, S. P.; Wilson, E. O.; Rabeling, C. 2023. Biogeography and evolution of social parasitism in Australian Myrmecia bulldog ants revealed by phylogenomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 186 (107825):1-18. [online early] 10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107825 PDF
Cover, S. P.; Rabeling, C. 2024. Four new inquiline social parasite species in the dolichoderine ant genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1202:111-134. [online early] 10.3897/zookeys.1202.120478 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Proceratium tio Proceratium tio Snelling & Cover, 1992 Species Valid Original combination
Smithistruma archboldi Strumigenys archboldi Deyrup & Cover, 1998 Species Valid
Smithistruma inopina Strumigenys inopina Deyrup & Cover, 1998 Species Valid
Leptothorax palustris Temnothorax palustris Cover & Deyrup, 2004 Species Valid
Odontomachus relictus Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover, 2004b Species Valid Original combination
†Avitomyrmex †Avitomyrmex Archibald et al., 2006 Genus Valid
†Macabeemyrma †Macabeemyrma Archibald et al., 2006 Genus Valid
†Ypresiomyrma †Ypresiomyrma Archibald et al., 2006 Genus Valid
†Myrmeciites †Myrmeciites Archibald et al., 2006 Genus Valid
†Avitomyrmex elongatus †Avitomyrmex elongatus Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Avitomyrmex mastax †Avitomyrmex mastax Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Avitomyrmex systenus †Avitomyrmex systenus Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Macabeemyrma ovata †Macabeemyrma ovata Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Myrmeciites goliath †Myrmeciites goliath Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Myrmeciites herculeanus †Myrmeciites herculeanus Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis †Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Ypresiomyrma orbiculata †Ypresiomyrma orbiculata Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
†Ypresiomyrma bartletti †Ypresiomyrma bartletti Archibald et al., 2006 Species Valid Original combination
Dolopomyrmex Dolopomyrmex Cover & Deyrup, 2007 Genus Valid
Dolopomyrmex pilatus Dolopomyrmex pilatus Cover & Deyrup, 2007 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster pinicola Crematogaster pinicola Deyrup & Cover, 2007 Species Valid Original combination
Trachymyrmex pomonae Trachymyrmex pomonae Rabeling & Cover, 2007 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia deceptrix Nylanderia deceptrix Messer et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia deyrupi Nylanderia deyrupi Messer et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia parasitica Nylanderia parasitica Messer et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Lasius ponderosae Lasius ponderosae Schär et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma incognitum Tapinoma incognitum Cover & Rabeling, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma inflatiscapus Tapinoma inflatiscapus Cover & Rabeling, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma pulchellum Tapinoma pulchellum Cover & Rabeling, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma shattucki Tapinoma shattucki Cover & Rabeling, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1990–2024
Taxon descriptions between 1992–2024
No. of references 33
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 33
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 30
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 30
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Cover, S. P. 25
Cover, S. 8