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References by Branstetter, M. G.
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Branstetter, M. G. 2009. The ant genus Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) redefined, with a description of a new genus Propodilobus. Zootaxa 2221:41-57. PDF
Branstetter, M. G. 2012. Origin and diversification of the cryptic ant genus Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), inferred from multilocus molecular data, biogeography and natural history. Systematic Entomology 37:478-496. PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Sáenz, L. 2012. Las hormigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de Guatemala. Pp. 221-268 in: Cano, E. B.; Schuster, J. C. (eds.) 2012. Biodiversidad de Guatemala. Volumen 2. Guatemala: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, iv + 328 pp. PDF
Branstetter, M. G. 2013. Revision of the Middle American clade of the ant genus Stenamma Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae). ZooKeys 295:1-277. PDF
MacGown, J. A.; Schiefer, T. L.; Branstetter, M. G. 2015. First record of the genus Leptanilloides (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from the United States. Zootaxa 4006 (2):392-400. PDF
Blaimer, B. B.; LaPolla, J. S.; Branstetter, M. G.; Lloyd, M. W.; Brady, S. G. 2016. Phylogenomics, biogeography and diversification of obligate mealybug-tending ants in the genus Acropyga. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102:20-29. 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.030 PDF
Ward, P. S.; Branstetter, M. G. 2017. The acacia ants revisited: convergent evolution and biogeographic context in an iconic ant/plant mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B 284:1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2569 PDF

Notes: Phylogeny of Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus group

Pierce, M. P.; Branstetter, M. G.; Longino, J. T. 2017. Integrative taxonomy reveals multiple cryptic species within Central American Hylomyrma Forel, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 25:131-143. PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Jesovnik, A.; Sosa-Calvo, J.; Lloyd, M. W.; Faircloth, B. C.; Brady, S. G.; Schultz, T. R. 2017. Dry habitats were crucibles of domestication in the evolution of agriculture in ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society. Series B. 284:1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0095 PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Longino, J. T.; Ward, P. S.; Faircloth, B. C. 2017. Enriching the ant tree of life: enhanced UCE bait set for genome-scale phylogenetics of ants and other Hymenoptera. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8:768-776. 10.1111/2041-210X.12742 PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Danforth, B. N.; Pitts, J. P.; Faircloth, B. C.; Ward, P. S.; Buffington, M. L.; Gates, M. W.; Kula, R. R.; Brady, S. G. 2017. Phylogenomic insights into the evolution of stinging wasps and the origins of ants and bees. Current Biology 27:1019-1025. 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.027 PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Longino, J. T. 2019. Ultra-conserved element phylogenomics of New World Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) illuminates the origin and phylogeographic history of the endemic exotic ant Ponera exotica. Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (2): 1:1-13. 10.1093/isd/ixz001 PDF
Longino, J. T.; Branstetter, M. G. 2020. Phylogenomic species delimitation, taxonomy, and 'bird guide' identification of the Neotropical ant genus Rasopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 4(2):1:1-33. 10.1093/isd/ixaa004 PDF
Longino, J. T.; Branstetter, M. G. 2021. Integrating UCE phylogenomics with traditional taxonomy reveals a trove of New World Syscia species (Formicidae: Dorylinae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 5(2):1-51. 10.1093/isd/ixab001 PDF
Camacho, G. P.; Franco, W.; Branstetter, M. G.; Pie, M. R.; Longino, J. T.; Schultz, T. R.; Feitosa, R. M. 2022. UCE phylogenomics resolves major relationships among ectaheteromorph ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): a new classification for the subfamilies and the description of a new genus. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6 (1): 5:1-20. 10.1093/isd/ixab026 PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Longino, J. T. 2022. UCE phylogenomics of New World Cryptopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) elucidates genus boundaries, species boundaries, and the vicariant history of a temperate–tropical disjunction. Insect Systematics & Diversity 6(1):6:1-23. 10.1093/isd/ixab031 PDF
Ward, P. S.; Branstetter, M. G. 2022. Species paraphyly and social parasitism: phylogenomics, morphology, and geography clarify the evolution of the Pseudomyrmex elongatulus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a Mesoamerican ant clade. Insect Systematics and Diversity 6 (1): 4:1-31. 10.1093/isd/iaxb025 PDF
Branstetter, M. G.; Longino, J. T.; Reyes-López, J. L.; Brady, S. G.; Schultz, T. R. 2022. Out of the temperate zone: a phylogenomic test of the biogeographical conservatism hypothesis in a contrarian clade of ants. Journal of Biogeography -:1-14. [online early] 10.1111/jbi.14462 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Stenamma tiburon Stenamma tiburon Branstetter, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Stenamma tico Stenamma tico Branstetter, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Stenamma vexator Stenamma vexator Branstetter, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Stenamma zelum Stenamma zelum Branstetter, 2013 Species Valid Original combination
Leptanilloides chihuahuaensis Leptanilloides chihuahuaensis MacGown et al., 2015 Species Valid Original combination
Hylomyrma montana Hylomyrma montana Pierce et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Hylomyrma plumosa Hylomyrma plumosa Pierce et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone costaricensis Rasopone costaricensis Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone cryptergates Rasopone cryptergates Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone cubitalis Rasopone cubitalis Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone guatemalensis Rasopone guatemalensis Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone mesoamericana Rasopone mesoamericana Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone pluviselva Rasopone pluviselva Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone politognatha Rasopone politognatha Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone subcubitalis Rasopone subcubitalis Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Rasopone titanis Rasopone titanis Longino & Branstetter, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia amblyogyna Syscia amblyogyna Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia atitlana Syscia atitlana Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia austrella Syscia austrella Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia benevidesae Syscia benevidesae Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia borowieci Syscia borowieci Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia boudinoti Syscia boudinoti Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia brachyptera Syscia brachyptera Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia chiapaneca Syscia chiapaneca Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia disjuncta Syscia disjuncta Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia grandis Syscia grandis Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia jennierussae Syscia jennierussae Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia lacandona Syscia lacandona Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia latepunctata Syscia latepunctata Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Syscia machaquila Syscia machaquila Longino & Branstetter, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2009–2022
Taxon descriptions between 2009–2022
No. of references 18
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 89
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 89
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 89
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Branstetter, M. G. 18