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>>> Two new contributions published [as of 8 August 2018]
Cryptic species of the Myrmica tibetana complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revealed by integrative taxonomy
Seifert, B., Schultz, R., Ritz, M.S. & Ritz, C.M. Check it out
A new extinct ant genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Late Eocene Rovno amber – a putative ancestor of the Leptothorax genus group
Radchenko, A., Dlussky, G.M.† & Perfilieva K. Check it out

>>> Volume 27 published in print [as of 8 August 2018]
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>>> The five most viewed contributions of July 2018 are: [as of 1 August 2018]
1. The Ant Chromosome database – ACdb: an online resource for ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chromosome researchers
Cardoso, D.C., Santos, H.G. & Cristiano, M.P. Check it out
2. Temporal variation in social structure and worker reproduction in the temporary social parasite Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
van Elst, T. & Gadau, J. Check it out
3. Diversity and distribution of Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) thief ants belowground
Ohyama, L., King, J.R. & Jenkins, D.G. Check it out
4. Differential responses of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) to long-term grassland management in Central Germany
Pérez-Sánchez, A.J., Zopf, D., Klimek, S. & Dauber, J. Check it out
5. Reconstructing the relatedness of cooperatively breeding queens in the Panamanian leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Worsley, S.F., Innocent, T.M., Heine, D., Murrell, C.J., Yu, D.W., Wilkinson, B., Hutchings, M.I., Boomsma, J.J. & Holmes, N.A. Check it out

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>>> The ten most viewed contributions of the year 2017 are: [as of 2 January 2018]
1. Subterranean ants: summary and perspectives on field sampling methods, with notes on diversity and ecology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Wong, M.K.L. & Guénard, B. Check it out
2. Four species within the supercolonial ants of the Tapinoma nigerrimum complex revealed by integrative taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Seifert, B., D'Eustacchio, D., Kaufmann, B., Centorame, M., Lorite, P. & Modica, M.V. Check it out
3. Light at the end of the tunnel: Integrative taxonomy delimits cryptic species in the Tetramorium caespitum complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Wagner, H.C., Arthofer, W., Seifert, B., Muster, C., Steiner, F.M. & Schlick-Steiner, B.C. Check it out
4. Fossil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ancient diversity and the rise of modern lineages
Barden, P. Check it out
5. The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)
Boomsma, J.J., Brady, S.G., Dunn, R.R., Gadau, J., Heinze, J., Keller, L., Moreau, C.S., Sanders, N.J., Schrader, L., Schultz, T.R., Sundström, L., Ward, P.S., Wcislo, W.T., Zhang, G. & The GAGA Consortium Check it out
6. Larvae of trap-jaw ants, Odontomachus Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): morphology and biological notes
Fox, E.G.P., Smith, A.A., Gibson, J.C. & Solis, D.R. Check it out
7. Dominance hierarchies are a dominant paradigm in ant ecology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), but should they be? And what is a dominance hierarchy anyways?
Stuble, K.L., Jurić, I., Cerdá, X. & Sanders, N.J. Check it out
8. The Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics (GABI) database: synthesizing data on the geographic distribution of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Guénard, B., Weiser, M.D., Gómez, K., Narula, N. & Economo, E.P. Check it out
9. The flight ecology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Helms IV, J.A. Check it out
10. Ant-mediated (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) biological control of the coffee berry borer: diversity, ecological complexity, and conservation biocontrol
Morris, J.R., Jiménez-Soto, E., Philpott, S.M. & Perfecto, I. Check it out