The latitudinal diversity gradient—the tendency for more species to occur toward the equator—
is the dominant pattern of life on Earth, yet the mechanisms responsible for it remain largely …

Ants are one of the most ecologically and numerically dominant group of terrestrial
organisms with most species diversity currently found in tropical climates. Several …

The classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae is revised to reflect findings from a recent
molecular phylogenetic study and complementary morphological investigations. The …

Abstract Background Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) have been successfully used in
phylogenomics for a variety of taxa, but their power in phylogenetic inference has yet to be …

Invasive species have devastating economic and ecological impacts worldwide, but
proactive monitoring programs are rare on the global stage. By definition, tramp ants are …

The tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva (Mayr)(Hymenoptera: Formicidae), has invaded states
of the US including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Native to …

Evolutionary biologists have long predicted that evolutionary trade-offs among traits should
constrain morphological divergence and species diversification. However, this prediction …

The distribution of food resources in space and time is likely to be an important factor
governing the type of foraging strategy used by ants. However, no previous systematic …

The first syninclusions of extant tropical and Holarctic ant genera are reported from Bitterfeld
amber: the tropical Oecophylla F. Smith (O. brischkei Mayr, 1868) with the Holarctic genus …

Ants are familiar to every naturalist, ecologist, entomologist, and pest control operator. The
identification of the 233 species of Florida ants is technically difficult, and information on …