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References by Bolton, B.
Rigato, F.; Bolton, B. 2001. The ant genus Liomyrmex: a review (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 133:247-256. PDF
Bolton, B.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 2002. Loboponera gen. n. and a review of the Afrotropical Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series 71:1-18. PDF
Watt, A. D.; Stork, N. E.; Bolton, B. 2002. The diversity and abundance of ants in relation to forest disturbance and plantation establishment in southern Cameroon. Journal of Applied Ecology 39:18-30. PDF
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 71:1-370. PDF
Bolton, B.; Palacio, E. E.; Fernández, F. 2003. Morfología y glosario. Pp. 221-231 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.
Bolton, B. 2005. Key to British Myrmica species (workers). BWARS Newsletter Spring 2005:12-14. PDF
Bolton, B.; Alpert, G.; Ward, P. S.; Naskrecki, P. 2007. Bolton's Catalogue of ants of the world: 1758-2005. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, Compact Disk. PDF
Fisher, B. L.; Bolton, B. 2007. The ant genus Pseudaphomomyrmex Wheeler, 1920 a junior synonym of Tapinoma Foerster, 1850. Zootaxa 1427:65-68. PDF
Fisher, B. L.; Bolton, B. 2007. [Untitled. Descriptions of Technomyrmex anterops sp. nov., Technomyrmex curiosus sp. nov., Technomyrmex docens sp. nov., Technomyrmex innocens sp. nov.]. Pp. 45-53 in: Bolton, B. 2007b. Taxonomy of the dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 35(1):1-150. PDF
Bolton, B. 2007a. How to conduct large-scale taxonomic revisions in Formicidae. Pp. 52-71 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
Bolton, B. 2007b. Taxonomy of the dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 35(1):1-150. PDF

Notes: Individual issues are separately paginated, so the issue number is needed in the citation.

Bolton, B.; Sosa-Calvo, J.; Fernández, F.; Lattke, J. E. 2008. New synonyms in neotropical myrmicine ants. Zootaxa 1732:61-64. 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
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
Serna, F.; Bolton, B.; Mackay, W. 2011. On the morphology of Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Some comments and corrigenda. Zootaxa 2923:67-68. 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
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
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.
Else, G. R.; Bolton, B.; Broad, G. R. 2016. Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera – aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea). Biodiversity Data Journal 4:188 pp. e8050. 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8050 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Strumigenys cacaoensis Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys pallestes Strumigenys pallestes Bolton, 1971 Species Valid Original combination
Epitritus minimus Strumigenys minima Bolton, 1972 Species Valid
Epitritus roomi Strumigenys roomi Bolton, 1972 Species Valid
Polyrhachis asomaningi Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis braxa Polyrhachis braxa Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis decellei Polyrhachis decellei Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis esarata Polyrhachis esarata Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis khepra Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis latharis Polyrhachis latharis Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis lestoni Polyrhachis lestoni Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis regesa Polyrhachis regesa Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis transiens Polyrhachis transiens Bolton, 1973b Species Valid Original combination
Ankylomyrma Ankylomyrma Bolton, 1973c Genus Valid
Ankylomyrma coronacantha Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973c Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus adpressus Cataulacus adpressus Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus catuvolcus Cataulacus catuvolcus Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus chapmani Cataulacus chapmani Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus greggi Cataulacus greggi Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus impressus Cataulacus impressus Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus marginatus Cataulacus marginatus Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus nenassus Cataulacus nenassus Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Cataulacus vorticus Cataulacus vorticus Bolton, 1974a Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis hungi Polyrhachis hungi Bolton, 1974b Species Valid Original combination
Plectroctena anops Plectroctena anops Bolton, 1974c Species Valid Original combination
Plectroctena cryptica Plectroctena cryptica Bolton, 1974c Species Valid Original combination
Plectroctena macgeei Plectroctena macgeei Bolton, 1974c Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys amon Leptogenys amon Bolton, 1975a Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys ankhesa Leptogenys ankhesa Bolton, 1975a Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys bubastis Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975a Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1969–2016
Taxon descriptions between 1971–2016
No. of references 82
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 1219
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 968
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 995
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Bolton, B. 82