References by Adams, R. M. M.
Mueller, U. G.; Schultz, T. R.; Currie, C. R.; Adams, R. M. M.; Malloch, D. 2001. The origin of the attine ant-fungus mutualism. Quarterly Review of Biology 76:171-197.
Green, A. M.; Mueller, U. G.; Adams, R. M. M. 2002. Extensive exchange of fungal cultivars between sympatric species of fungus-growing ants. Molecular Ecology 11:191-195.
Schultz, T. R.; Solomon, S. A.; Mueller, U. G.; Villesen, P.; Boomsma, J. J.; Adams, R. M. M.; Norden, B. 2002. Cryptic speciation in the fungus-growing ants Cyphomyrmex longiscapus Weber and Cyphomyrmex muelleri Schultz and Solomon, new species (Formicidae, Attini). Insectes Sociaux 49:331-343. PDF
Villesen, P.; Mueller, U. G.; Schultz, T. R.; Adams, R. M. M.; Bouck, A. C. 2002. The cophylogenetics of the fungus-growing ant genus Apterostigma and its fungal symbionts. [Abstract.]. P. 160 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.
Boudinot, B. E.; Sumnicht, T. P.; Adams, R. M. M. 2013. Central American ants of the genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): six new species and keys to workers and males. Zootaxa 3732:1-82. PDF
Sozanski, K.; do Prado, L. P.; Mularo, A. J.; Sadowski, V. A.; Jones, T. H.; Adams, R. M. M. 2020. Venom function of a new species of Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Toxins 12:1-17. 10.3390/toxins12110679 PDF
do Prado, L. P.; Adams, R. M. M. 2020. New species in: Venom function of a new species of Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 3-8 in: Sozanski, K.; do Prado, L. P.; Mularo, A. J.; Sadowski, V. A.; Jones, T. H.; Adams, R. M. M. 2020. Venom function of a new species of Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Toxins 12:1-17. 10.3390/toxins12110679 PDF
Cardenas, C. R.; Luo, A. R.; Jones, T. H.; Schultz, T. R.; Adams, R. M. M. 2021. Using an integrative taxonomic approach to delimit a sibling species, Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos sp. nov. (Formicidae: Attini: Attina). PeerJ 9:39 pp. e11622. 10.7717/peerj.11622 PDF
Cardenas, C. R.; Schultz, T. R.; Adams, R. M. M. 2021. [Untitled. Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos sp. nov. attributed to C.R. Cardenas, T.R. Schultz and R.M.M. Adams.]. Pp. 13-22 in: Cardenas, C. R.; Luo, A. R.; Jones, T. H.; Schultz, T. R.; Adams, R. M. M. 2021. Using an integrative taxonomic approach to delimit a sibling species, Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos sp. nov. (Formicidae: Attini: Attina). PeerJ 9:39 pp. e11622. PDF
Adams, R. M. M.; Larsen, R. S.; Stylianidi, N.; Cheung, D.; Qiu, B.; Murray, S. K.; Zhang, G.; Boomsma, J. J. 2021. Hairs distinguish castes and sexes: identifying the early ontogenetic building blocks of a fungus-farming superorganism (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 31:201-216. 10.25849/myrmecol.news_031:201 PDF
Oberski, J. T.; Griebenow, Z. H.; Adams, R. M. M.; Andersen, A.; Andrade-Silva, J.; Barden, P.; Borowiec, M.; Brady, S.; Casadei-Ferreira, A.; Csősz, S.; Dias, A. M.; Dias, R. K. S.; Feitosa, R. M.; Fernandez, F.; Fisher, B. L.; General, D. E. M.; Gomez, K.; Hammel, J. U.; Hawkes, P. G.; Janda, M.; Khalife, A.; Ladino, N.; Lieberman, Z. E.; Lucky, A.; Menchetti, M.; do Prado, L. P.; Prebus, M. M.; Probst, R. S.; Punnath, A.; Richter, A.; Salata, S.; Sánchez-Restrepo, A. F.; Schifani, E.; Schultz, T. R.; Silva, R. R.; Sosa-Calvo, J.; Tocora, M. C.; Ulysséa, M. A.; van de Kamp, T.; Wang, W. Y.; Williams, J. L.; Camacho, G. P.; Boudinot, B. E. 2025. Ant systematics: past, present, and future. Insect Systematics and Diversity 9 (4), 11:ixaf025, 42 pp. 10.1093/isd/ixaf025 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Megalomyrmex brandaoi Megalomyrmex brandaoi Boudinot et al., 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex fungiraptor Megalomyrmex fungiraptor Boudinot et al., 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex longinoi Megalomyrmex longinoi Boudinot et al., 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex megadrifti Megalomyrmex megadrifti Boudinot et al., 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex milenae Megalomyrmex milenae Boudinot et al., 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex osadrifti Megalomyrmex osadrifti Boudinot et al., 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex peetersi Megalomyrmex peetersi do Prado & Adams, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Trachymyrmex fovater Trachymyrmex fovater Cardenas et al., 2021 Species Unavailable Original combination
Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos Cardenas et al., 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2001–2025
Taxon descriptions between 2013–2021
No. of references 11
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 9
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 8
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 9
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Adams, R. M. M. 11