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References by Fisher, B. L.
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Blaimer, B. B.; Fisher, B. L. 2013b. Taxonomy of the Crematogaster degeeri-species-assemblage in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 51:1-64. PDF
Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. A revision of the ant genus Mystrium in the Malagasy region with description of six new species and remarks on Amblyopone and Stigmatomma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Amblyoponinae). ZooKeys 394:1-99. PDF
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. The Madagascan endemic myrmicine ants related to Eutetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy of the genera Eutetramorium Emery, Malagidris nom. n., Myrmisaraka gen. n., Royidris gen. n., and Vitsika gen. n. Zootaxa 3791 (1):1-99. PDF
Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R.; Ward, P. S. 2014. The rise of army ants and their relatives: diversification of specialized predatory doryline ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14 (93):1-14. 10.1186/1471-2148-14-93 PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. Revision of the Malagasy ponerine ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3836 (1):1-163. PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438:57-112. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Aldawood, S. A. 2014. Notes on ants of the genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a key to species. Sociobiology 61(3):293-299. PDF
Helms, J. A.; Peeters, C.; Fisher, B. L. 2014. Funnels, gas exchange and cliff jumping: Natural history of the cliff dwelling ant Malagidris sofina. Insectes Sociaux 61:357-365. 10.1007/s00040-014-0360-8 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014a. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae): synonymisation of Decamorium Forel under Tetramorium, and taxonomic revision of the T. decem species group. ZooKeys 411:67-103. 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
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014b. Taxonomic revision of the cryptic ant genus Probolomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in Madagascar. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 61:65-76. 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
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2014c. The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region – taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups. ZooKeys 413:1-170. PDF
Overson, R.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. ZooKeys 507:115-150. PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key. ZooKeys 512:121-153. PDF
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2015. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40:61-81. 10.1111/syen.12090 PDF
Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. Diagnostic survey of Malagasy Nesomyrmex species-groups and revision of hafahafa group species via morphology based cluster delimitation protocol. ZooKeys 526:19-59. PDF
Blaimer, B. B.; Brady, S. G.; Schultz, T. R.; Lloyd, M. W.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. 2015. Phylogenomic methods outperform traditional multi-locus approaches in resolving deep evolutionary history: a case study of formicine ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15 (271):1-14. 10.1186/s12862-015-0552-5 PDF
Esteves, F. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2015. A subfamília Amblyoponinae na região Neotropical. Pp. 13-22 in: Delabie, J. H. C.; Feitosa, R. M.; Serrão, J. E.; Mariano, C. S. F.; Majer, J. D. (eds.) 2015. As formigas poneromorfas do Brasil. Ilhéus-Bahia: Editora da UESC, 477 pp. PDF
Ward, P. S.; Blaimer, B. B.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex. Zootaxa 4072:343-357. PDF
Rakotonirina, J. C.; Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. Revision of the Malagasy Camponotus edmondi species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae): integrating qualitative morphology and multivariate morphometric analysis. ZooKeys 572:81-154. 10.3897/zookeys.572.7177 PDF
Ward, P. S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. Tales of dracula ants: the evolutionary history of the ant subfamily Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 41:683-693. 10.1111/syen.12186 PDF
Esteves, F. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Stigmatomma Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. Biodiversity Data Journal 4:237 pp. e8032. 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8032 PDF
Larabee, F. J.; Fisher, B. L.; Schmidt, C. A.; Matos-Maraví, P.; Janda, M.; Suarez, A. V. 2016. Molecular phylogenetics and diversification of trap-jaw ants in the genera Anochetus and Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103:143-154. 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.024 PDF
Fisher, B. L.; Bolton, B. 2016. Ants of the world. Ants of Africa and Madagascar. A guide to the genera. Berkeley: University of California Press, ix + 503 pp.
Bolton, B.; Fisher, B. L. 2016. [New genera attributed to B. Bolton and B. L. Fisher]. Pp: 274-276, 302-304 in: Fisher, B. L.; Bolton, B. 2016. Ants of the world. Ants of Africa and Madagascar. A guide to the genera. Berkeley: University of California Press, ix + 503 pp.
Satria, R.; Sasaki, O.; Viet, B. T.; Oguri, E.; Syoji, K.; Fisher, B. L.; Yamane, S.; Eguchi, K. 2016. Description of the first Oriental species of the ant genus Xymmer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 4168:141-150. 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.7 PDF
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2016. Phylogenetic classifications are informative, stable, and pragmatic: the case for monophyletic taxa. Insectes Sociaux 63:489-492. 10.1007/s00040-016-0516-9 PDF
Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016a. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy members of the Nesomyrmex angulatus species group using the automated morphological species delineation protocol NC-PART-clustering. PeerJ 4:35 pp. e1796. 10.7717/peerj.1796 PDF
Csősz, S.; Fisher, B. L. 2016b. Toward objective, morphology-based taxonomy: a case study on the Malagasy Nesomyrmex sikorai species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 11 (4):31 pp. e0152454. 10.1371/journal.pone.0152454 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Simopone consimilis Simopone consimilis Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone dignita Simopone dignita Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone dryas Simopone dryas Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone dux Simopone dux Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone elegans Simopone elegans Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone fera Simopone fera Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone inculta Simopone inculta Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone latiscapa Simopone latiscapa Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone merita Simopone merita Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone miniflava Simopone miniflava Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone nonnihil Simopone nonnihil Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone occulta Simopone occulta Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone persculpta Simopone persculpta Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone rabula Simopone rabula Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone rex Simopone rex Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone sicaria Simopone sicaria Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone silens Simopone silens Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone trita Simopone trita Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone vepres Simopone vepres Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Simopone victrix Simopone victrix Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone aglandula Tanipone aglandula Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone aversa Tanipone aversa Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone cognata Tanipone cognata Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone hirsuta Tanipone hirsuta Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone maculata Tanipone maculata Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone pilosa Tanipone pilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone scelesta Tanipone scelesta Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone subpilosa Tanipone subpilosa Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone varia Tanipone varia Bolton & Fisher, 2012 Species Valid Original combination
Tanipone zona Tanipone zona Bolton & Fisher, 2012 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