Xu, Z.-H. 2001a. A systematic study on the ant genus Ponera Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China. Entomotaxonomia 23:51-60. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2001b. Two new species of the ant genus Dolichoderus Lund from Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 26:355-360. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2001c. Four new species of the ant genus Ponera Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Yunnan, China. Entomotaxonomia 23:217-226. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2001d. A systematic study on the ant genus Amblyopone Erichson from China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 26:551-556. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2002a. A systematic study on the ant subfamily Leptanillinae of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 45:115-120. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2002b. A systematic study on the ant subgenus Cyrtomyrma Forel of the genus Polyrhachis Smith of China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 45:522-530.
Xu, Z.-H. 2003. A systematic study on Chinese species of the ant genus Oligomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 28:310-322.
Xu, Z.-H. 2012a. A newly recorded genus and species, Harpagoxenus sublaevis, from China with a key to the known species of Harpagoxenus of the world (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59:19-25. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2012b. Gaoligongidris planodorsa, a new genus and species of the ant subfamily Myrmicinae from China with a key to the genera of Stenammini of the world (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59:331-342. PDF
Xu, Z.-H. 2012c. Furcotanilla, a new genus of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae from China with descriptions of two new species of Protanilla and P. rafflesi Taylor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 59:477-491. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Burwell, C. J.; Nakamura, A. 2014a. Two new species of the proceratiine ant genus Discothyrea Roger from Yunnan, China, with a key to the known Oriental species. Asian Myrmecology 6:33-41. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Burwell, C. J.; Nakamura, A. 2014b. A new species of the ponerine ant genus Myopias Roger from Yunnan, China, with a key to the known Oriental species. Sociobiology 61 (2):164-170. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Chai, Z.-Q. 2004. Systematic study on the ant genus Tetraponera F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 29:63-76. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Chu, J.-J. 2012. Four new species of the amblyoponine ant genus Amblyopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from southwestern China with a key to the known Asian species. Sociobiology 59 (4):1175-1196. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; He, Q.-J. 2011. Description of Myopopone castanea (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Himalaya region. Entomotaxonomia 33 (3):231-235. PDF
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
Xu, Z.-H.; Liu, X. 2012. Three new species of the ant genus Myopias (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from China with a key to the known Chinese species. Sociobiology 59:819-834. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Wang, W.-H. 2004. The third species of the ant genus Perissomyrmex Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the world. Entomotaxonomia 26:217-221. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Xu, G.-L. 2011. A new species of the genus Paratopula Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Tibet. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36:595-597. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Zeng, G. 2000. Discovery of the worker caste of Platythyrea clypeata Forel and a new species of Probolomyrmex Mayr in Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomologia Sinica 7:213-217. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Zhang, C.-L. 2012. Review of the myrmicine ant genus Perissomyrmex M.R. Smith, 1947 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with description of a new species from Tibet, China. Myrmecological News 17:147-154. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Zhang, J.-L. 2002. Two new species of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae from Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 27:139-144. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Zhang, Z. 2002. Systematics of Chinese species of the ant genus Pristomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomologia Sinica 9(4):69-72. PDF
Xu, Z.-H.; Zhou, X.-G. 2004. Systematic study on the ant genus Pyramica Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 29:440-450. PDF
Xu, Z.; Chen, Z.; Hu, G. 1998. Five species of the ant genera Tetramorium, Kartidris and Lophomyrmex newly recorded in China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [In Chinese.]. Journal of Southwest Forestry College 18:236-240. PDF
Xu, Z.; Dai, S.; Li, T.; Lai, Y. 1998. Three species of the ant genus Camponotus newly recorded in China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). [In Chinese.]. Journal of Southwest Forestry College 18:241-244. PDF
Xu, Z.; Du, Y.; Yang, B. 1998. Seven species of the ant genus Pheidole Westwood newly recorded in China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [In Chinese.]. Journal of Southwest Forestry College 18:227-235. PDF
Xu, Z.; Lai, Y.; Li, T.; Dai, S. 1998. Five species of Formicidae newly recorded in China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [In Chinese.]. Journal of Southwest Forestry College 18:245-249. PDF
Xu, Z.; Liu, T.; He, Y.; Zeng, G. 1999. A comparative study on the ant communities in primeval and secondary forests of four vegetation subtypes in Xishuanbanna of China. [In Chinese.]. Zoological Research 20:360-364. PDF
Xu, Z.; Yang, B.; Hu, G. 1999. Formicidae ant communities in fragments of montane rain forest in Xishuanbanna, China. [In Chinese.]. Zoological Research 20:288-293.