References by Brandão, C. R. F.
Brandão, C. R. F.; Baroni Urbani, C.; Wagensberg, J.; Yamamoto, C. I. 1999 ("1998"). New Technomyrmex in Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a reappraisal of Dolichoderinae phylogeny. Entomologica Scandinavica 29:411-428. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F.; Diniz, J. L. M.; Agosti, D.; Delabie, J. H. 1999. Revision of the Neotropical ant subfamily Leptanilloidinae. Systematic Entomology 24:17-36. PDF
De Andrade, M. L.; Baroni Urbani, C.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Wagensberg, J. 1999. Two new species of Leptothorax "Nesomyrmex" fossils in Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 49:133-140. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F.; da Silva, R. R.; Diniz, J. L. M.; Yamamoto, C. I.; Castro-Mello, C. 1999. Biologia de Leptanilloidinae. Naturalia (São Paulo) 24:45-47. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F. 2000. Major regional and type collections of ants (Formicidae) of the world and sources for the identification of ant species. Pp. 172-185 in: Agosti, D.; Majer, J. D.; Alonso, L. E.; Schultz, T. R. (eds.) 2000. Ants. Standard methods for measuring and monitoring biodiversity. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, xix + 280 pp. PDF
Silvestre, R.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2000. Formigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) atraídas a iscas em uma "ilha" de cerrado no município de Cajuru, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 44:71-77.
Brandão, C. R. F.; Diniz, J. L. M.; Silva, P. R.; Albuquerque, N. L.; Silvestre, R. 2001. The first case of intranidal phragmosis in ants. The ergatoid queen of Blepharidatta conops (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) blocks the entrance of the brood chamber. Insectes Sociaux 48:251-258.
Brandão, C. R. F.; Mayhé-Nunes, A. J. 2001. A new fungus-growing ant genus, Mycetoagroicus gen. n., with the description of three new species and comments on the monophyly of the Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 38:639-665. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F.; Verhaagh, M.; Diniz, J. L. M. 2002. A new ant subfamily from Central Amazon soil samples. [Abstract.]. P. 159 in: Billen, J. P. J. 2002. XIV International Congress of IUSSI. The Golden Jubilee Proceedings. 27 July - 3 August 2002, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Sapporo: XIV International Congress of IUSSI, 233 pp.
Mayhé-Nunes, A. J.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2002. Revisionary studies on the attine ant genus Trachymyrmex Forel. Part 1: definition of the genus and the opulentus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 40:667-698.
Lauk, C.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Agosti, D. 2003. Listado de museos con colecciones de hormigas. Pp. 419-424 in: Fernández, F. (ed.) 2003. Introducción a las hormigas de la región Neotropical. Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, xxvi + 424 pp.
Silvestre, R.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Silva, R. R. da 2003. Grupos funcionales de hormigas: el caso de los gremios del cerrado. Pp. 113-148 in: Fernández, F. (ed.) 2003. Introducción a las hormigas de la región Neotropical. Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, xxvi + 424 pp.
Ketterl, J.; Verhaagh, M.; Bihn, J. H.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Engels, W. 2003. Spectrum of ants associated with Araucaria angustifolia trees and their relations to hemipteran trophobionts. Studies on the Neotropical Fauna and Environment 38:199-206. PDF
Fernández, F.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2003. [New species attributed to Fernández & Brandão.]. Pp. 20-21 in: Fernández, F. 2003b. Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 361:1-52. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F. 2003a. Subfamilia Leptanilloidinae. Pp. 287-290 in: Fernández, F. (ed.) 2003. Introducción a las hormigas de la región Neotropical. Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, xxvi + 424 pp.
Brandão, C. R. F. 2003b. Further revisionary studies on the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 43:145-159. PDF
Albuquerque, N. L.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2004. A revision of the Neotropical Solenopsidini ant genus Oxyepoecus Santschi, 1926 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). 1. The Vezenyii species-group. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 44:55-80. PDF
Klingenberg, C.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2005. The type specimens of fungus growing ants, Attini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 45:41-50. PDF
Mayhé-Nunes, A. J.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2005. Revisionary studies on the attine ant genus Trachymyrmex Forel. Part 2: the Iheringi group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 45:271-305. PDF
Mayhé-Nunes, A. J.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2006. Revisionary notes on the fungus-growing ant genus Mycetarotes Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 50:463-472. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F.; Mayhé-Nunes, A. J. 2007. A phylogenetic hypothesis for the Trachymyrmex species groups, and the transition from fungus-growing to leaf-cutting in the Attini. Pp. 72-88 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
Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Dietz, B. H. 2007. Basiceros scambognathus (Brown, 1949) n. comb., with the first worker and male descriptions, and a revised generic diagnosis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia 47:15-26. PDF
Klingenberg, C.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Engels, W. 2007. Primitive nest architecture and small monogynous colonies in basal Attini inhabiting sandy beaches of southern Brazil. Studies on the Neotropical Fauna and Environment 42:121-126. PDF
Mayhé-Nunes, A. J.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2007. Revisionary studies on the attine ant genus Trachymyrmex Forel. Part 3: The Jamaicensis group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1444:1-21. PDF
Brandão, C. R. F.; Mayhé-Nunes, A. J. 2008. A new species of the fungus-farming ant genus Mycetagroicus Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Attini). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52:349-352. PDF
Esteves, F. A.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Viegas, K. 2008. Subterranean ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) as prey of fossorial reptiles (Reptilia, Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in Central Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 48:329-334. PDF
Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2008. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical myrmicine ant genus Lachnomyrmex Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1890:1-49. PDF
Scott-Santos, C. P.; Esteves, F. A.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2008. Catalogue of “poneromorph” ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 48:75-88. PDF
Feitosa, R. M.; Brandão, C. R. F.; Diniz, J. L. M. 2008. Revisionary studies on the enigmatic Neotropical ant genus Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), with the description of two new species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 17:64-82. PDF
Klingenberg, C.; Brandão, C. R. F. 2009. Revision of the fungus-growing ant genera Mycetophylax Emery and Paramycetophylax Kusnezov rev. stat., and description of Kalathomyrmex n. gen. (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini). Zootaxa 2052:1-31. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Belonopelta minima Simopelta minima Brandão, 1989 Species Valid
Megalomyrmex acauna Megalomyrmex acauna Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex ayri Megalomyrmex ayri Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex caete Megalomyrmex caete Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex cuatiara Megalomyrmex cuatiara Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex cupecuara Megalomyrmex cupecuara Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex cyendyra Megalomyrmex cyendyra Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex miri Megalomyrmex miri Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex mondabora Megalomyrmex mondabora Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex pacova Megalomyrmex pacova Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex piriana Megalomyrmex piriana Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex poatan Megalomyrmex poatan Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex tasyba Megalomyrmex tasyba Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex timbira Megalomyrmex timbira Brandão, 1990b Species Valid Original combination
Gnamptogenys vriesi Alfaria vriesi Brandão & Lattke, 1990 Species Valid
†Cariridris †Cariridris Brandão & Martins-Neto, 1990 Genus Valid
†Cariridris bipetiolata †Cariridris bipetiolata Brandão & Martins-Neto, 1990 Species Valid Original combination
Linepithema bruchi Linepithema bruchi Brandão, 1991 Species Unavailable Original combination
†Technomyrmex caritatis †Technomyrmex caritatis Brandão & Baroni Urbani, 1999 Species Valid Original combination
Asphinctanilloides Asphinctanilloides Brandão et al., 1999 Genus Synonym
Asphinctanilloides amazona Leptanilloides amazonus Brandão et al., 1999 Species Valid
Asphinctanilloides anae Leptanilloides anae Brandão et al., 1999 Species Valid
Asphinctanilloides manauara Leptanilloides manauara Brandão et al., 1999 Species Valid
Leptanilloides improvisa Leptanilloides improvisus Brandão et al., 1999 Species Valid Original combination
Leptanilloides legionaria Leptanilloides legionarius Brandão et al., 1999 Species Valid Original combination
Leptanilloides sculpturata Leptanilloides sculpturatus Brandão et al., 1999 Species Valid Original combination
Mycetagroicus Mycetagroicus Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes, 2001 Genus Valid
Mycetagroicus cerradensis Mycetagroicus cerradensis Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes, 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Mycetagroicus triangularis Mycetagroicus triangularis Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes, 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Mycetagroicus urbanus Mycetagroicus urbanus Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes, 2001 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1982–2025
Taxon descriptions between 1989–2025
No. of references 80
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 87
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 71
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 73
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Brandão, C. R. F. 80
Ferreira Brandão, C. R. 0