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References by Fisher, B. L.
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Fisher, B. L. 2008. [Untitled. Anochetus boltoni Fisher sp. nov. Anochetus goodmani Fisher sp. nov.]. Pp. 4-8 in: Fisher, B. L.; Smith, M. A. 2008. A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 3 (5):e1787. PDF
Fisher, B. L.; Smith, M. A. 2008. A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 3 (5):e1787. 10.1371/journal.pone.0001787 PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2008a. The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Asphinctopone Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1827:53-61. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2008b. The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Phrynoponera Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1892:35-52. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2008c. Afrotropical ants of the ponerine genera Centromyrmex Mayr, Promyopias Santschi gen. rev. and Feroponera gen. n., with a revised key to genera of African Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1929:1-37. PDF
Dunn, R. R.; Agosti, D.; Anderson, A. N.; Arnan, X.; Brühl, C. A.; Cerdá, X.; Ellison, A. M.; Fisher, B. L.; Fitzpatrick, M. C.; Gibb, H.; Gotelli, N. J.; Gove, A. D.; Guénard, B.; Janda, M.; Kaspari, M.; Laurent, E. J.; Lessard, J.-P.; Longino, J. T.; Majer, J. D.; Menke, S. B.; McGlynn, T. P.; Parr, C. L.; Philpott, S. M.; Pfeiffer, M.; Retana, J.; Suarez, A. V.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Weiser, M. D.; Sanders, N. J. 2009. Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness. Ecology Letters 12:324-333. PDF
Smith, M. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2009. Invasions, DNA barcodes, and rapid biodiversity assessment using ants of Mauritius. Frontiers in Zoology 6:31. 10.1186/1742-9994-6-31 PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2009. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): key to genera of the subfamily Proceratiinae. Zootaxa 2216:1-21. PDF
Fisher, B. L. 2009a. Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2118:37-52. PDF
Fisher, B. L. 2009b. Biogeography. Pp. 18-37 in: Lach, L.; Parr, C. L.; Abbott, K. (eds) 2009. Ant ecology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, xvii + 410 pp.
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.; 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
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of dolichoderine ants: effects of data partitioning and relict taxa on historical inference. Systematic Biology 59:342-362. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): key to genera of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Zootaxa 2794:1-34. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2843:1-118. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2011. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region — introduction, definition of species groups, and revision of the T. bicarinatum, T. obesum, T. sericeiventre and T. tosii species groups. Zootaxa 3039:1-72. 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
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2012. Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3283:1-101. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2012a. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of the genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer. PLoS ONE 7 (3):e33325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033325 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2012a. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomy of the T. bessonii, T. bonibony, T. dysalum, T. marginatum, T. tsingy, and T. weitzeckeri species groups. Zootaxa 3365:1-123. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2012b. A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 3341:1-31. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2012b. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups. Zootaxa 3592:1-85. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. The Tetramorium tortuosum species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) revisited - taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical T. capillosum species complex. ZooKeys 299:77-99. 10.3897/zookeys.299.5063 PDF
Fischer, G.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A revision of Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the islands of the Southwest Indian Ocean and designation of a neotype for the invasive Pheidole megacephala. Zootaxa 3683:301-356. PDF
Boudinot, B. E.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males. Zootaxa 3635:301-339. PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Fisher, B. L. 2013a. Revision of the Pachycondyla wasmannii-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Malagasy region. Zootaxa 3609:101-141. PDF
Blaimer, B. B.; Fisher, B. L. 2013a. How much variation can one ant species hold? Species delimitation in the Crematogaster kelleri-group in Madagascar. PLoS ONE 8 (7):e68082. 10.1371/journal.pone.0068082 PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Fisher, B. L. 2013b. Revision of the Pachycondyla sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar. Zootaxa 3683:447-485. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Centromyrmex raptor Centromyrmex raptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008c Species Valid Original combination
Centromyrmex secutor Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008c Species Valid Original combination
Feroponera ferox Feroponera ferox Bolton & Fisher, 2008c Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus boltoni Anochetus boltoni Fisher, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus goodmani Anochetus goodmani Fisher, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus pattersoni Anochetus pattersoni Fisher, 2008 Species Valid Original combination
Ravavy Ravavy Fisher, 2009a Genus Valid
Aptinoma Aptinoma Fisher, 2009a Genus Valid
Aptinoma antongil Aptinoma antongil Fisher, 2009a Species Valid Original combination
Aptinoma mangabe Aptinoma mangabe Fisher, 2009a Species Valid Original combination
Ravavy miafina Ravavy miafina Fisher, 2009a Species Valid Original combination
Paraparatrechina myops Paraparatrechina myops LaPolla & Fisher, 2010 Species Valid Original combination
Paraparatrechina ocellatula Paraparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla & Fisher, 2010 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera aprora Hypoponera aprora Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera austra Hypoponera austra Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera blanda Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera comis Hypoponera comis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera defessa Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera dema Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera dis Hypoponera dis Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera exigua Hypoponera exigua Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera faex Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera fatiga Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera hawkesi Hypoponera hawkesi Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera hebes Hypoponera hebes Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera ignavia Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera importuna Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera jocosa Hypoponera jocosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera juxta Hypoponera juxta Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Hypoponera lassa Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1995–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2000–2023
No. of references 123
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 640
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 615
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 617
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Fisher, B. L. 123