References by Liu, Y.
Peng, J.; Liu, Y. (eds.) 1992. Iconography of forest insects in Hunan, China. Hunan: Hunan Scientific and Technical Publishing House, 1473 pp.
Zhuang, Y.; Ran, H.; Li, X.; Feng, C.; Liu, Y. 2022. A new species of the iron maiden ant based on an alate female from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: †Zigrasimecia). Cretaceous Research 130:105056 (5 pp.). 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105056 PDF
Zhuang, Y.; Xu, W.; Zhang, G.; Mai, H.; Li, X.; He, H.; Ran, H.; Liu, Y. 2022. Unparalleled details of soft tissues in a Cretaceous ant. BMC Ecology and Evolution 22:146:1-10. 10.1186/s12862-022-02099-2 PDF
Zhuang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Ran, H.; Jarzembowski, E. A.; Zhang, Q. 2023 ("2024"). A new species and one new wing type of the iron maiden ants from Kachin amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Zigrasimecia). Cretaceous Research 154:105742 (9 pp.). [online early] 10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105742 PDF
Zhuang, Y.; Perrichot, V.; Li, J.; Zhuo, D.; Liu, Y.; Wang, B.; Zhang, Q.; Boudinot, B. E. 2025. Systematics and early evolution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): the first male and worker-queen association for †Gerontoformica. Myrmecological News 35:89-98. 10.25849/myrmecol.news_035:089 PDF
Zhuang, Y.; Jouault, C.; Perrichot, V.; Wang, B.; Liu, Y.; Zhang, Q.-q. 2025. Unveiling the diversity of iron maiden ants: morphological insights from two new Cretaceous species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204 (2):zlaf044, 10 pp. [online early] 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf044 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
†Zigrasimecia goldingot †Zigrasimecia goldingot Zhuang et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
†Zigrasimecia zui †Zigrasimecia zui Zhuang et al., 2023 Species Valid Original combination
†Zigrasimecia bellator †Zigrasimecia bellator Zhuang et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
†Zigrasimecia sinusoidal †Zigrasimecia sinusoidal Zhuang et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1992–2025
Taxon descriptions between 2022–2025
No. of references 6
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 4
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 4
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 4
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Liu, Y. 6