Myrmecological News

Homepage funded by Beate Lattanzi-Schödl & Alexander Schödl, in honour of their brother, Stefan Schödl, 1957-2005, Editor of Myrmecological News, 1999-2005
Edited by: Florian Steiner (Editor-in-Chief), Birgit Schlick-Steiner, Daniel Kronauer
Online ISSN: 1997-3500
Print ISSN: 1994-4136 (Volumes 1 - 27)
Abbreviation: Myrmecol. News
Frequency: at least one volume per year
Current issue: Volume 31 (2021)
Previous name: Myrmecologische Nachrichten
Indexed by: Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Google Scholar; Science Citation Index Expanded; Scopus; Zoological Record
Impact Factor: 2.6 (2019); rank 15/101 in Entomology
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. As of Volume 28, Myrmecol. News is an open-access (CC BY 4.0, all rights remain with the author), online-only, digitally archived (Biotaxa) journal (for details, see Open access). All requirements for taxonomic publications as defined in the 2012 amendment of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature are met (for details, see Aims and scope). Open access also applies to all earlier content (Volumes 1 - 27).
News and announcements
>>> The five most viewed contributions of February 2021 are: [as of 1 March 2021]
1. Queen and worker phenotypic traits are associated with colony composition and environment in Temnothorax rugatulus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an ant with alternative reproductive strategies
Choppin, M., Graf, S., Feldmeyer, B., Libbrecht, R., Menzel, F. & Foitzik, S. Check it out
2. Personality of ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – underlying mechanisms and ecological consequences
Horna-Lowell, E., Neumann, K.M., O'Fallon, S., Rubio, A. & Pinter-Wollman, N. Check it out
3. Trophallaxis: the functions and evolution of social fluid exchange in ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Meurville MP. & LeBoeuf A.C. Check it out
4. Myrmecology, Gender, and Geography: changing demographics of a research community over thirty years
Lucky, A., Atchison, R.A., Ohyama, L., Zhang, Y.M., Williams, J.L., Pinkney IV, J.L., Clancy, K.L., Nielsen, A.N. & Lippi, C.A. Check it out
5. Strong antimicrobial and low insecticidal activity of mandibular gland reservoir content in Bornean “exploding ants” Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, 2018 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Hoenigsberger, M., Pretzer, C., Rahimi, M.J., Kopchinskiy, A.G., Parich, A., Laciny, A., Metscher, B., Chan, C.M., Lim, L.B.L., Salim, K.A., Zettel, H., Druzhinina, I.S. & Schuhmacher, R. Check it out
>>> New contribution published: [as of 10 February 2021]
Queen and worker phenotypic traits are associated with colony composition and environment in Temnothorax rugatulus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an ant with alternative reproductive strategies
Choppin, M., Graf, S., Feldmeyer, B., Libbrecht, R., Menzel, F. & Foitzik, S. Check it out
>>> The ten most viewed contributions of the year 2020 are: [as of 1 January 2021]
1. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as host and intruder: recent advances and future directions in the study of exploitative strategies
de la Mora, A., Sankovitz, M. & Purcell, J. Check it out
2. Cuticular hydrocarbons in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and other insects: how and why they differ among individuals, colonies, and species
Sprenger, P.P. & Menzel F. Check it out
3. Myrmecology, Gender, and Geography: changing demographics of a research community over thirty years
Lucky, A., Atchison, R.A., Ohyama, L., Zhang, Y.M., Williams, J.L., Pinkney IV, J.L., Clancy, K.L., Nielsen, A.N. & Lippi, C.A. Check it out
4. Viruses and their effects in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Baty, J.W., Bulgarella, M., Dobelmann, J., Felden, A. & Lester, P.J. Check it out
5. Coping with temperature extremes: thermal tolerance and behavioral plasticity in desert leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) across an altitudinal gradient
Yela, N.I., Calcaterra, L.A. & Aranda-Rickert, A. Check it out
6. Ant crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) associated with the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): evidence for cryptic species and potential co-introduction with hosts
Hsu, P-W., Hugel, S., Wetterer, J.K., Tseng, S-P., Ooi, C-S.M., Lee, C-Y. & Yang, C-C. S. Check it out
7. Myrmecophilous organisms associated with colonies of the ponerine ant Neoponera villosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nesting in Aechmea bracteata bromeliads: a biodiversity hotspot
Rocha, F.H., Lachaud, JP. & Pérez-Lachaud, G. Check it out
8. Ant-mimicking spider actively selects its mimetic model (Araneae: Gnaphosidae; Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Pekár, S. Check it out
9. Two new iron maiden ants from Burmese amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: †Zigrasimeciini)
Cao, H., Boudinot, B.E., Wang, Z., Miao, X., Shih, C., Ren, D. & Gao, T. Check it out
10. Unveiling the morphology of the Oriental rare monotypic ant genus Opamyrma Yamane, Bui & Eguchi, 2008 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) and its evolutionary implications, with first descriptions of the male, larva, tentorium, and sting apparatus
Yamada, A., Nguyen, D.D. & Eguchi, K. Check it out
>>> Best Paper Award 2019: [as of 6 February 2020]
NEW! It is our great pleasure to announce the winner of the certificate of this Best Paper 2019 and the voucher worth the Article Processing Charge (700 EUR) of a future contribution in Myrmecological News:
"The learning walks of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" by Zeil, J. & Fleischmann, P.N. Check it out
Congratulions! We thank all our readers and the editorial board for voting!
>>> Best Paper Award 2019: [as of 7 January 2020]
NEW! In 2020, Myrmecological News awards for the second time the Best Paper of the previous year. One paper of all contributions published in 2019 is selected based on a survey including the editorial board (weighted 50%) and the community (50%). The winner paper will be announced to the community and its contact author will receive a certificate of this Best Paper Award 2019 and a voucher worth the Article Processing Charge (700 EUR) of a future contribution in Myrmecological News to be used within two years. The winner can use the voucher her/himself or transfer it to someone else (possible a single time), communicating the transfer to the editorial office. Among all contributions published in 2019 (see below), please rank the five papers you liked most from 1 to 5 with 1 being your most favourite paper. Please note that choosing exactly five papers is necessary and that each rank should be given only once. Use this link to vote in the survey: Vote here!
>>> Reduced Article Processing Charges: [as of 2 January 2020]
As of today, Article Processing Charges have been reduced to 700 EUR! Contributions such as review articles, book reviews, and obituaries continue incurring no article-processing charge. For additional information, s