References by Economo, E. P.
Sarnat, E. M.; Economo, E. P. 2012. The ants of Fiji. University of California Publications in Entomology, Volume 132. Berkeley: University of California Press, xiii + 384 pp. PDF
Economo, E. P.; Sarnat, E. M. 2012. Revisiting the ants of Melanesia and the taxon cycle: historical and human-mediated invasions of a tropical archipelago. American Naturalist 180(1):E1-E16. PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Blanchard, B.; Guénard, B.; Fasi, J.; Economo, E. P. 2013. Checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Solomon Islands and a new survey of Makira Island. ZooKeys 257:47-88. PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Economo, E. P. 2013. Pristomyrmex tsujii sp. n. and P. mandibularis Mann (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Fiji. ZooKeys 340:43-61. PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Rabeling, C.; Economo, E. P.; Wilson, E. O. 2014. First record of a species from the New World Pheidole flavens-complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) introduced to the southwestern Pacific. BioInvasions Records 3:7 pp. PDF

Notes: This is an entry for on-line early version, to be replaced once the print version with final pagination appears

Hita Garcia, F.; Sarnat, E. M.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Revision of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Proceratiinae) in Fiji. ZooKeys 475:97-112. PDF
Economo, E. P.; Klimov, P.; Sarnat, E. M.; Guénard, B.; Weiser, M. D.; Lecroq, B.; Knowles, L. L. 2015. Global phylogenetic structure of the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole reveals the repeated evolution of macroecological patterns. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B 282:20141416, 10 pp. PDF

Notes: First published on-line: 26 November 2014

Liu, C.; Hita Garcia, F.; Peng, Y.-Q.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Aenictus yangi sp. n. – a new species of the A. ceylonicus species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) from Yunnan, China. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 42:33-45. PDF
Fischer, G.; Azorsa, F.; Hita Garcia, F.; Mikheyev, A. S.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Two new phragmotic ant species from Africa: morphology and next-generation sequencing solve a caste association problem in the genus Carebara Westwood. ZooKeys 525:77-105. 10.3897/zookeys.525.6057 PDF
Liu, C.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2015. A rare ant on Samoa: first record of the cryptic subfamily Proceratiinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and description of a new Proceratium Roger species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 46:35-44. 10.3897/JHR.46.5849 PDF
Guénard, B.; Perrichot, V.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Integration of global fossil and modern biodiversity data reveals dynamism and stasis in ant macroecological patterns. Journal of Biogeography 42:2302-2312. 10.1111/jbi.12614 PDF
Guénard, B.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Additions to the checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4040 (2):225-235. 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.2.8
Sarnat, E. M.; Fischer, G.; Guénard, B.; Economo, E. P. 2015. Introduced Pheidole of the world: taxonomy, biology and distribution. ZooKeys 543:1-109. 10.3897/zookeys.543.6050 PDF
Bharti, H.; Guénard, B.; Bharti, M.; Economo, E. P. 2016. An updated checklist of the ants of India with their specific distributions in Indian states (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 551:1-83. PDF
Sarnat, E. M.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2016. Inordinate spinescence: taxonomic revision and microtomography of the Pheidole cervicornis species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). PLoS ONE 11 (7):24 pp. e0156709. 10.1371/journal.pone.0156709 PDF
Fischer, G.; Sarnat, E. M.; Economo, E. P. 2016. Revision and microtomography of the Pheidole knowlesi group, an endemic ant radiation in Fiji (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) Myrmicinae. PLoS ONE 11 (7):41 pp. e0158544. 10.1371/journal.pone.0158544 PDF
Jaitrong, W.; Guénard, B.; Economo, E. P.; Buddhakala, N.; Yamane, S. 2016. A checklist of known ant species of Laos. Asian Myrmecology 8:17-48. PDF
Agavekar, G.; Hita Garcia, F.; Economo, E. P. 2017. Taxonomic overview of the hyperdiverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India with descriptions and X-ray microtomography of two new species from the Andaman Islands. PeerJ 5:50 pp. e3800. 10.7717/peerj.3800 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Liu, C.; Audisio, T. L.; Alpert, G. D.; Fisher, B. L.; Economo, E. P. 2017. X-Ray microtomography for ant taxonomy: An exploration and case study with two new Terataner (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) species from Madagascar. PLoS ONE 12 (3):36 pp. e0172641. 10.1371/journal.pone.0172641 PDF
Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Liu, C.; Audisio, T. L.; Economo, E. P. 2017. Next-generation morphological character discovery and evaluation: an X-ray micro-CT enhanced revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) in the Afrotropics. ZooKeys 693:33-93. 10.3897/zookeys.693.13012 PDF
Staab, M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Liu, C.; Xu, Z.-H.; Economo, E. P. 2018. Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology. ZooKeys 770:137-192. 10.3897/zookeys.770.24908 PDF
Economo, E. P.; Narula, N.; Friedman, N. R.; Weiser, M. D.; Guénard, B. 2018. Macroecology and macroevolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants. Nature Communications 9:1778. 10.1038/s41467-018-04218-4 PDF
Khalife, A.; Keller, R. A.; Billen, J.; Hita Garcia, F.; Economo, E. P.; Peeters, C. 2018. Skeletomuscular adaptations of head and legs of Melissotarsus ants for tunnelling through living wood. Frontiers in Zoology 15 (30):11 pp. 10.1186/s12983-018-0277-6 PDF

Notes: Melissotarsus anatomy, morphological adaptations

Hita Garcia, F.; Lieberman, Z.; Audisio, T. L.; Liu, C.; Economo, E. P. 2019. Revision of the highly specialized ant genus Discothyrea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropics with X-ray microtomography and 3D cybertaxonomy. Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (6): 5:1-84. 10.1093/isd/ixz015 PDF
Richter, A.; Keller, R. A.; Rosumek, F. B.; Economo, E. P.; Hita Garcia, F.; Beutel, R. G. 2019. The cephalic anatomy of workers of the ant species Wasmannia affinis (Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta) and its evolutionary implications. Arthropod Structure & Development 49:26-49. 10.1016/j.asd.2019-02-002 PDF

Notes: Cranial anatomy of Formicidae, with Wasmannia as exemplar.

Sarnat, E. M.; Hita Garcia, F.; Dudley, K.; Liu, C.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2019. Ready species one: exploring the use of augmented reality to enhance systematic biology with a revision of Fijian Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (6): 6:1-43. 10.1093/isd/ixz005 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Economo, E. P.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Taxonomy of Arabian Temnothorax Mayr (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with description of a new species enhanced by x-ray microtomography. Scientific Reports 9:7 pp. 11009. 10.1038/s41598-019-47260-y PDF
Beutel, R. G.; Richter, A.; Keller, R. A.; Hita Garcia, F.; Matsumura, Y.; Economo, E. P.; Gorb, S. N. 2020. Distal leg structures of the Aculeata (Hymenoptera): A comparative evolutionary study of Sceliphron (Sphecidae) and Formica (Formicidae). Journal of Morphology 2020:1-17. [online early] 10.1002/jmor.21133 PDF
Richter, A.; Hita Garcia, F.; Keller, R. A.; Billen, J.; Economo, E. P.; Beutel, R. G. 2020. Comparative analysis of worker head anatomy of Formica and Brachyponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny 78:133-170. 10.26049/ASP78-1-2020-06 PDF
Casadei-Ferreira, A.; Fischer, G.; Economo, E. P. 2020. Evidence for a thoracic crop in the workers of some Neotropical Pheidole species (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Arthropod Structure and Development 59:1-7. [online early] 10.1016/j.asd.2020.100977 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Pristomyrmex tsuji Pristomyrmex tsujii Sarnat & Economo, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium vinaka Proceratium vinaka Hita Garcia et al., 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus yangi Aenictus yangi Liu et al., 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Proceratium silisili Proceratium silisili Liu et al., 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium indicus Monomorium indicus Bharti et al., 2016 Species Unavailable Original combination
Aphaenogaster singaporensis Aphaenogaster singaporensis Bharti et al., 2016 Species Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole drogon Pheidole drogon Sarnat et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole viserion Pheidole viserion Sarnat et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole kava Pheidole kava Fischer et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole ululevu Pheidole ululevu Fischer et al., 2016 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium jarawa Tetramorium jarawa Agavekar et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium krishnani Tetramorium krishnani Agavekar et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys anorak Strumigenys anorak Sarnat et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys artemis Strumigenys artemis Sarnat et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys avatar Strumigenys avatar Sarnat et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys gunter Strumigenys gunter Sarnat et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys oasis Strumigenys oasis Sarnat et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys parzival Strumigenys parzival Sarnat et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole abakytan Pheidole abakytan Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole abaticanga Pheidole abaticanga Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole cangussu Pheidole cangussu Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole curupira Pheidole curupira Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mapinguari Pheidole mapinguari Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole obapara Pheidole obapara Casadei-Ferreira et al., 2020 Species Valid Original combination
†Gerontoformica sternorhabda †Gerontoformica sternorhabda Boudinot et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole klaman Pheidole klaman Gómez et al., 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2012–2025
Taxon descriptions between 2013–2022
No. of references 44
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 27
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 24
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 26
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Economo, E. P. 44