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References by LaPolla, J. S.
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LaPolla, J. S.; Dlussky, G. M.; Perrichot, V. 2013. Ants and the fossil record. Annual Review of Entomology 58:609-630. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, J. N. 2013. Taxonomic review of the ant genus Paratrechina, with a description of a new species from Africa. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 35:71-82. 10.3897/JHR.35.5628 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
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
LaPolla, J. S.; Greenwalt, D. E. 2015. Fossil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation. Sociobiology 62:163-174. 10.13102/sociobiology.v62i2.163-174 PDF
Messer, S. J.; Cover, S. P.; LaPolla, J. S. 2016. Nylanderia deceptrix sp. n., a new species of obligately socially parasitic formicine ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 552:49-65. 10.3897/zookeys.552.6475 PDF
Blaimer, B. B.; LaPolla, J. S.; Branstetter, M. G.; Lloyd, M. W.; Brady, S. G. 2016. Phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of obligate mealybug-tending ants in the genus Acropyga. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102:20-29. 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.030 PDF
Williams, J. L.; LaPolla, J. S. 2016. Taxonomic revision and phylogeny of the ant genus Prenolepis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 4200:201-258. 10.11646/zootaxa.4200.2.1 PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Williams, J. L.; Fan, E. 2017. Acropyga oreithauma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new species from Panama. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 143:1-5. PDF
Williams, J. L.; LaPolla, J. S. 2018. Two new Prenolepis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Indomalaya and Australasia, with a redescription of P. dugasi from Vietnam. Zootaxa 4441 (1):171-180. 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.1.10 PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Barden, P. 2018. A new aneuretine ant from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation of Canada. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 63 (3):435-440. 10.4202/app.00478.2018 PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Kallal, R. J. 2019. Nylanderia of the World Part III: Nylanderia in the West Indies. Zootaxa 4658 (3):401-451. 10.11646/zootaxa.4658.3.1 PDF
Williams, J. L.; Zhang, Y. M.; Lloyd, M. W.; LaPolla, J. S.; Schultz, T. R.; Lucky, A. 2020. Global domination by crazy ants: phylogenomics reveals biogeographical history and invasive species relationships in the genus Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 45:730-744. 10.1111/syen.12423 PDF
Williams, J. L.; Zhang, Y. M.; LaPolla, J. S.; Schultz, T. R.; Lucky, A. 2022. Phylogenetic delimitation of morphologically cryptic species in globetrotting Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species complexes. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6 (1): 10:1-15. 10.1093/isd/iaxb027 PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2023. Fossil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the early Oligocene Canyon Ferry Reservoir deposit. Palaeoentomology 6 (4):385-397. 10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.4.10 PDF
Williams, J. L.; Punnath, A.; Fernández, M. B.; Calcaterra, L. A.; LaPolla, J. S.; Lucky, A. 2024. “Picking up signals” in male genital morphospace and integrating phylogenomics to delimit Neotropical Nylanderia Emery species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 8(5), 6:1-18. [online early] 10.1093/isd/ixae028 PDF

Notes: Nylanderia phylogeny

Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
†Protazteca eocenica †Protazteca eocenica LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Formica annosa †Formica annosa LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Lasius glom †Lasius glom LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Crematogaster aurora †Incertogaster aurora LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid
†Solenopsites abdita †Solenopsites abdita LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Ponerites kishenehne †Ponerites kishenehne LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Pseudomyrmex saxulum †Pseudomyrmex saxulum LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Eoformica brevipetiola †Eoformica brevipetiola LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
†Eoformica latimedia †Eoformica latimedia LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia deceptrix Nylanderia deceptrix Messer et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis darlena Prenolepis darlena Williams & LaPolla, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis fustinoda Prenolepis fustinoda Williams & LaPolla, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis mediops Prenolepis mediops Williams & LaPolla, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis shanialena Prenolepis shanialena Williams & LaPolla, 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Acropyga oreithauma Acropyga oreithauma LaPolla et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis lakekamu Prenolepis lakekamu Williams & LaPolla, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis nepalensis Prenolepis nepalensis Williams & LaPolla, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
†Napakimyrma †Napakimyrma LaPolla & Barden, 2018 Genus Valid
†Napakimyrma paskapooensis †Napakimyrma paskapooensis LaPolla & Barden, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia bibadia Nylanderia bibadia LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia caerula Nylanderia caerula LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia coveri Nylanderia coveri LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia disatra Nylanderia disatra LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia esperanza Nylanderia esperanza LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia fuscaspecula Nylanderia fuscaspecula LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia lucayana Nylanderia lucayana LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia metacista Nylanderia metacista LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia pini Nylanderia pini LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia semitincta Nylanderia semitincta LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia sierra Nylanderia sierra LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1999–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2004–2023
No. of references 46
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 98
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 93
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 95
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
LaPolla, J. S. 46