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Impact Factor: 2.644 (Rank 5/85 in Entomology) 

Edited by: Florian Steiner, Herbert Zettel, Birgit Schlick-Steiner

Print ISSN: 1994-4136

Online ISSN: 1997-3500

Abbreviation: Myrmecol. News

Frequency: at least once a year

Language: English, German

Current issue: Volume 18 (2013)

Previous name: Myrmecologische Nachrichten

Indexed by: Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Google Scholar; Science Citation Index Expanded; Scopus; Zoological Record

Myrmecological News is an independent, international, peer reviewed, non-profit journal. It offers rapid means of publication on all fields of ant research, in a lively mix of research and review articles. Myrmecol. News is printed at least once a year. In the online version articles are published as soon as they are ready.

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News and announcements

>>> The five most viewed contributions of May 2013 are: [as of 1 June 2013]
1. News on the enigmatic ant genus Anillidris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae: Leptomyrmecini)
     
Schmidt, F.A., Feitosa, R.M., De Moraes Rezende, F. & Silva De Jesus, R.    Check it out
2. The antipredatory behaviours of Neotropical ants towards army ant raids (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
     
Dejean, A., Corbara, B., Roux, O. & Orivel, J.    Check it out
3. Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
       Buschinger, A.   Check it out

4. The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
      Heinze, J.   Check it out

5. Is competition a significant hallmark of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ecology?
     
Cerdá, X., Arnan, X. & Retana, J.    Check it out

>>> Two new contributions published Online Earlier:
[as of 29 May 2013]
The antipredatory behaviours of Neotropical ants towards army ant raids (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
     
Dejean, A., Corbara, B., Roux, O. & Orivel, J.    Check it out
News on the enigmatic ant genus Anillidris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae: Leptomyrmecini)
     
Schmidt, F.A., Feitosa, R.M., De Moraes Rezende, F. & Silva De Jesus, R.    Check it out

>>> Volume 18 published in print [as of 22 March 2013]
Click here for information on how to order the print version of Volume 18
Click here for information on how to order the online version of Myrmecol. News

>>> The ten most viewed contributions of the year 2012 are: [as of 2 January 2013]
1.
Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
       Buschinger, A.   Check it out

2. The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
      Heinze, J.   Check it out

3. Biodiversity, species interactions, and functional roles of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in fragmented landscapes: a review
      Crist, T.O.   Check it out

4. On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: V. The genus Odontomachus Latreille, 1804
      Sorger, D.M. & Zettel, H.   Check it out
5. Counting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): biodiversity sampling and statistical analysis for myrmecologists
     
Gotelli, N.J., Ellison, A.M., Dunn, R.R. & Sanders, N.J.   Check it out
6. Karyotype evolution in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of the known ant chromosome numbers
     
Lorite, P. & Palomeque, T.   Check it out
7. Cryptic species in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revisited: we need a change in the alpha-taxonomic approach
      Seifert, B.   Check it out

8. A taxonomic revision of the Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793 group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
      Seifert, B. & Schultz, R.   Check it out

9. Integrating molecular phylogenetic results into ant taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
      Ward, P.S.   Check it out
10. Clarifying naming and identification of the outdoor species of the ant genus Tapinoma Förster, 1850 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Europe north of the Mediterranean region with description of a new species
      Seifert, B.   Check it out

>>> Announcement: Central
European Workshop of Myrmecology 2013 [as of 7 November 2012]
The 5th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology (CEWM) will be held in Innsbruck, Austria, in autumn 2013. Click here
http://cewm.2013.org for the meeting's website and here http://cewm.2013.org/nl.php for subscribing to the meeting's newsletter.
The most important CEWM facts in a nutshell:
- Scope: All fields of ant research; participants and topics will be warmly welcome from all over Europe – and beyond!
- Timeline: 5-8 September 2013.
- Venue: University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
- Important dates: Click here
http://cewm2013.org/08-dates.php

>>> Vladilen E. Kipyatkov 1949-2012 [as of 1 October 2012]
Professor Vladilen E. Kipyatkov passed away on 28 September 2012. As a chronobiologist, physiologist and myrmecologist, he had been a longstanding member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Myrmecological News. Our sympathy is with Vladilen's family at this sad time.

>>> Reproduction of Volumes 1+2 completed [as of 12 August 2012]
Click here for information on how to order the print version of Volumes 1+2
 
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