References by LaPolla, J. S.
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DuBois, M. B.; LaPolla, J. S. 1999. A preliminary review of Colombian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) preserved in copal. Entomological News 110:162-172.
LaPolla, J. S. 2002. On the generic placement of Pseudolasius dodo (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with taxonomic notes on the genus. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 128:377-383. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Cover, S. P.; Mueller, U. G. 2002. Natural history of the mealybug-tending ant, Acropyga epedana, with descriptions of the male and queen castes. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 128:367-376.
LaPolla, J. S. 2004a. Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the world. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 33(3):1-130. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Cover, S. P. 2005. New species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Guyana, with a list of species known from the country. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 131(3+4):365-374. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2005. A remarkable new species of Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Gabon, with a key to the Afrotropical species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4)56:601-605. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2005. [Untitled. Pheidole funki and P. schulzi sp. nov. attributed to J.S. LaPolla.]. P. 366, 396 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Cover, S. P. 2005. New species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Guyana, with a list of species known from the country. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 131(3+4):365-374. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2005a ("2004"). Taxonomic review of the ant genus Pseudolasius (Formicidae: Formicinae) in the Afrotropical region. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 112:97-105. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2005b. Ancient trophophoresy: a fossil Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Dominican amber. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 131:21-28. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2005c. [Untitled. Pheidole funki LaPolla, new species. Pheidole schultzi LaPolla, new species.]. Pp. 366-370 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Cover, S. P. 2005. New species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Guyana, with a list of species known from the country. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 131(3+4):365-374. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Longino, J. T. 2006. An unusual new Brachymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Costa Rica, with implications for the phylogeny of the Lasiine tribe group. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108:297-305.
LaPolla, J. S.; Schultz, T. R.; Kjer, K. M.; Bischoff, J. F. 2006. Phylogenetic position of the ant genus Acropyga Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the evolution of trophophoresy. Insect Systematics and Evolution 37:197-212. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Sosa-Calvo, J. 2006. Review of the ant genus Rogeria (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Guyana. Zootaxa 1330:59-68. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2006. Description of the male of Acropyga paleartica Menozzi, 1936 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8:171-173. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2006. Pheidole neoschultzi: replacement name for Pheidole schultzi LaPolla, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a junior homonym of Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 132:427. PDF
LaPolla, J. S. 2009. Taxonomic revision of the Southeast Asian ant genus Euprenolepis. Zootaxa 2046:1-25. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Cheng, C. H. 2010. [Untitled. New species of Paraparatrechina attributed to LaPolla and Cheng.]. Pp. 7-13, 15-16 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Cheng, C. H.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa 2387:1-27. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. [Untitled. New species of Paraparatrechina attributed to LaPolla and Fisher.]. Pp. 21-23 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Cheng, C. H.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa 2387:1-27. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Dlussky, G. M. 2010. Review of fossil Prenolepis genus-group species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 112 (2):258-273. 10.4289/0013-8797-112.2.258 PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Cheng, C. H.; Fisher, B. L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa 2387:1-27. PDF
Sosa-Calvo, J.; Schultz, T. R.; LaPolla, J. S. 2010. A review of the dacetine ants of Guyana (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 19:12-43. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Brady, S. G.; Shattuck, S. O. 2010a. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Prenolepis genus-group of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 35:118-131. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Brady, S. G.; Shattuck, S. O. 2010b. Designation of a neotype for Paratrechina currens Motschoulsky, 1863. Notulae Naturae 481:1-2. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Brady, S. G.; Shattuck, S. O. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the world: an introduction to the systematics and biology of the genus. Zootaxa 3110:1-9. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa 3110:10-36. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. [Untitled. New species of Nylanderia, attributed to J.S. LaPolla and B.L. Fisher.]. Pp. 14-16, 20, 22-24 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa 3110:10-36. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. [Untitled. Nylanderia usambarica sp. nov., attributed to J.S. LaPolla, P.G. Hawkes and B.L. Fisher.]. Pp. 24-25 in: LaPolla, J. S.; Hawkes, P. G.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa 3110:10-36. PDF
LaPolla, J. S.; Kallal, R. J.; Brady, S. G. 2012. A new ant genus from the Greater Antilles and Central America, Zatania (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), exemplifies the utility of male and molecular character systems. Systematic Entomology 37:200-214. PDF
Kallal, R. J.; LaPolla, J. S. 2012. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part II: Nylanderia in the Nearctic. Zootaxa 3508:1-64. PDF
Gotzek, D.; Brady, S. G.; Kallal, R. J.; LaPolla, J. S. 2012. The importance of using multiple approaches for identifying emerging invasive species: the case of the rasberry crazy ant in the United States. PLoS ONE 7(9):e45314. 10.1371/journal.pone.0045314 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Nylanderia wardi Nylanderia wardi LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia xestonota Nylanderia xestonota LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia zaminyops Nylanderia zaminyops LaPolla & Kallal, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
†Liometopum greenwalti †Liometopum greenwalti LaPolla, 2023 Species Valid Original combination
†Manica iviei †Manica iviei LaPolla, 2023 Species Valid Original combination
Acropyga manuense Acropyga manuense LaPolla & Schneider, 2023 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia breviscapa Nylanderia breviscapa Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia contraria Nylanderia contraria Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia lazulina Nylanderia lazulina Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia luceata Nylanderia luceata Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia mendax Nylanderia mendax Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia mosaica Nylanderia mosaica Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia polita Nylanderia polita Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Nylanderia usul Nylanderia usul Williams et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1999–2025
Taxon descriptions between 2004–2025
No. of references 48
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 108
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 102
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 104
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
LaPolla, J. S. 48