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Notes: Phylogeny of Crematogastrini

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Notes: Article appeared in volume 97, issue 9, labeled "December 2017", but published 3 Feb 2018.

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Zheng, D.; Chang, S.-C.; Perrichot, V.; Dutta, S.; Rudra, A.; Mu, L.; Kelly, R. S.; Li, S.; Zhang, Q.; Zhang, Q.; Zhang, Q.; Wong, J.; Wang, J.; Wang, H.; Fang, Y.; Zhang, H.; Wang, B. 2018. A Late Cretaceous amber biota from central Myanmar. Nature Communications 9:3170. 10.1038/s41467-018-05650-2 PDF

Notes: First record of (probable) Ponerinae from Late (Upper) Cretaceous fossils, plus record of Dolichoderinae; Campanian "Tilin" amber (~72 Myo), Central Myanmar.

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Lattke, J. E. 2018. New species Protalaridris loxanensis attributed to Lattke. Pp. 285-288 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF

Delsinne, T.; Lattke, J. E. 2018. New species Protalaridris leponcei attributed to Delsinne & Lattke,. Pp. 282-284 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF

Lattke, J. E. 2018. New species Protalaridris bordoni Lattke,. Pp. 280-282 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF

Guerrero, R. J.; Lattke, J. E.; Alpert, G. D. 2018. New species Protalaridris arhuaca attributed to Guerrero, Lattke & Alpert. Pp. 274-277 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF

Lattke, J. E.; Alpert, G. D. 2018. New species Protalaridris aculeata attributed to Lattke & Alpert. Pp. 272-274 in: Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. PDF

Lattke, J. E.; Delsinne, T.; Alpert, G. D.; Guerrero, R. J. 2018. Ants of the genus Protalaridris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), more than just deadly mandibles. European Journal of Entomology 115:268-295. 10.14411/eje.2018.027 PDF

Neves, M. S.; Lacau, S. 2018. New species Hylomyrma villemantae attributed to Neves & Lacau. Pp. 203-206 in: Neves, M. S.; Jahyny, B. J. B.; Lacau, L. S. R.; D'Esquivel, M. S.; Oliveira, M. L.; Delabie, J. H. C.; Lacau, S. 2018. Hylomyrma villemantae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new ant species from mountain rainforests of the Atlantic forest biome. Sociobiology 65:201-207. PDF

Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2018. Review of the ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 780:35-59. 10.3897/zookeys.780.26272 PDF

Neves, M. S.; Jahyny, B. J. B.; Lacau, L. S. R.; D'Esquivel, M. S.; Oliveira, M. L.; Delabie, J. H. C.; Lacau, S. 2018. Hylomyrma villemantae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new ant species from mountain rainforests of the Atlantic forest biome. Sociobiology 65:201-207. 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i2.2623 PDF

Radchenko, A. G.; Dlussky, G. M.; Perfilieva, K. S. 2018. A new extinct ant genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Late Eocene Rovno amber – a putative ancestor of the Leptothorax genus group. Myrmecological News 27:111-117. 10.25849/myrmecol.news_027:111 PDF

Mbanyana, N.; Robertson, H. G.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. [new species of Tetramorium attributed to Mbanyana, Robertson & Hita Garcia]. Pp. 01-59 in: Mbanyana, N.; Hita Garcia, F.; Robertson, H. G.; Le Roux, J. J. 2018. A taxonomic revision of seed harvester ants of the Tetramorium solidum group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in southern Africa. European Journal of Taxonomy 454:1-59. PDF

Mbanyana, N.; Hita Garcia, F.; Robertson, H. G.; Le Roux, J. J. 2018. A taxonomic revision of seed harvester ants of the Tetramorium solidum group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in southern Africa. European Journal of Taxonomy 454:1-59. 10.5852/ejt.2018.454 PDF