Brian L. Fisher

Brian L. Fisher (born 1964), U.S. entomologist.

California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118 USA.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

63 taxon names authored by Brian L. Fisher

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1997

Fisher, B.L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar. Journal of Natural History 31: 269–302. [ii.1997.]

1999

Fisher, B.L. & Robertson, H.G. 1999. Silk production by adult workers of the ant Melissotarsus emeryi in South African fynbos. Insectes Sociaux 46: 78–83.

2000

Fisher, B.L. 2000. The Malagasy fauna of Strumigenys. pp. 612–696: in Bolton, B. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 65: 1028 pp.

2004

Saux, C.; Fisher, B. L.; Spicer, G. S. 2004. Dracula ant phylogeny as inferred by nuclear 28S rDNA sequences and implications for ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol 33: 457–468.

2005

Fisher, B.L. 2005. A new species of Discothyrea Roger from Mauritius and a new species of Proceratium from Madagascar. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56: 657–667.
LaPolla, J.S. & Fisher, B.L. 2005. A remarkable new species of Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Gabon, with a key to the afrotropical species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56(30): 601–605. BHL Reference page.

2006

Fisher, B.L. 2006. Boloponera vicans gen. n. and sp. n. and two new species of the Plectroctena genus group. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8: 111–118.

2007

Fisher, B.L. 2007. A new species of Probolomyrmex from Madagascar (pp. 146–152). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 690 pp.
Fisher, B.L. & Bolton, B. 2007. The ant genus Pseudaphomomyrmex Wheeler, 1920 a junior synonym of Tapinoma Foerster, 1850. Zootaxa 1427: 65–68.
Fisher, B.L. & Cover, S.P. 2007. Ants of North America. A Guide to the Genera: 194 pp. University of California Press.
Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2007. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region: key to subfamilies and treatment of the genera of Ponerinae. Zootaxa 1654: 21–40.

2008

Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. 2008. The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Asphinctopone Santschi. Zootaxa 1827: 53–61.
Bolton, B. and B. L. Fisher. 2008. The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Phrynoponera Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1892: 35–52.
Bolton, B. and B. L. Fisher. 2008. Afrotropical ants of the ponerine genera Centromyrmex Mayr, Promyopias Santschi gen. rev. and Feroponera gen. n., with a revised key to genera of African Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1929: 1–37.
Fisher, B.L. & Smith, M.A. 2008. A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille. PLoSONE 3 (5): 1–23.

2009

Fisher, B.L. 2009. Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. Zootaxa 2118: 37–52.
Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2009. A revision of the male ants of the Malagasy region: key to genera of the subfamily Proceratiinae. Zootaxa 2216: 1–21.

2010

LaPolla, J.S., Cheng, C.H. & Fisher, B.L. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Zootaxa 2387: 1–27.
Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L. & Schultz, T.R. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of Dolichoderinae ants: effects of data partitioning and relict taxa on historical inference. Systematic Biology 59: 342–362.

2011

Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. 2011. Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi. Zootaxa 2843: 1–118.
Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2011. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—introduction, definition of species groups, and revision of the T. bicarinatum, T. obesum, T. sericeiventre and T. tosii species groups. Zootaxa 3039: 1–72. Preview PDF Reference page.
Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2011. A revision of the male ants of the Malagasy region: key to genera of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Zootaxa 2794: 1–34.

2012

Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3283: 1–101. Preview PDF Reference page.
Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomy of the T. bessonii, T. bonibony, T. dysalum, T. marginatum, T. tsingy, and T. weitzeckeri species groups. Zootaxa 3365: 1–123. Preview PDF Reference page.
Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups. Zootaxa 3592: 1–85. Preview PDF Reference page.
Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of the genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer. PLoS One 7(3): e33325. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033325 Reference page.
Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 3341: 1–31. Preview PDF Reference page.

2013

Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2013. The Tetramorium tortuosum species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) revisited - taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical T. capillosum species complex. ZooKeys 299: 77–99. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.299.5063 Reference page.
Fischer, G. & Fisher, B.L. 2013. A revision of Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean and designation of a neotype for the invasive Pheidole megacephala. Zootaxa 3683(4): 301–356. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.4.1 Reference page.

2014

Rakotonirina, J.C. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. Revision of the Malagasy ponerine ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3836(1): 1–163. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3836.1.1 Reference page.
LaPolla, J.S. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. Then there were five: a reexamination of the ant genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 422: 35–48. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.422.7779 Reference page.
Fischer, G., Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438: 57–112. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.438.7922 Reference page.
Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae): synonymisation of Decamorium Forel under Tetramorium, and taxonomic revision of the T. decem species group. ZooKeys 411: 67–103. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.411.7260 Reference page.
Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the cryptic ant genus Probolomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in Madagascar. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 61(1): 65–76. DOI: 10.3897/dez.61.7634 Reference page.
Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2014. The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups. ZooKeys 413: 1–170. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.413.7172 Reference page.
Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L. & Schultz, T.R. 2014 [2015]. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40(1): 61–81. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12090 Reference page.

2015

Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2015: Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification key. ZooKeys 512: 121–153. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.512.9860 Full article Reference page.
Overson, R. & Fisher, B.L. 2015: Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. Zookeys 507: 115–150. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.507.9303 Article view Reference page.
Csosz, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2015. Diagnostic survey of Malagasy Nesomyrmex species-groups and revision of hafahafa group species via morphology based cluster delimitation protocol. Zookeys, 526: 19–59. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.526.6037 Full article Reference page.

2016

Csosz, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. Taxonomy of Malagasy Nesomyrmex brevicornis species-group using conventional morphology-based approach. ZooKeys 616: 125–159. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.616.9532. Reference page.
Esteves, F.A. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Stigmatomma Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8032. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8032. Reference page.
Ward, P.S., Blaimer, B.B. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex. Zootaxa 4072(3): 343–357. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.4. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Rakotonirina, J.C., Csosz, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. Revision of the Malagasy Camponotus edmondi species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae): integrating qualitative morphology and multivariate morphometric analysis. ZooKeys 572: 81-154. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.572.7177.Reference page.
Satria, R., Sasaki, O., Viet, B.T., Oguri, E., Syoji, K., Fisher, B.L., Yamane, S. & Eguchi, K. 2016. Description of the first Oriental species of the ant genus Xymmer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 4168(1): 141–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.7. Reference page.
Ward, P.S. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. Tales of dracula ants: the evolutionary history of the ant subfamily Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 41: 683–693. [2016-06-02] DOI: 10.1111/syen.12186 Reference page.
Csosz, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Nesomyrmex madecassus species-group using a quantitative morphometric approach. ZooKeys 603: 105–130. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.603.8271. Reference page.

2017

Rakotonirina, J.C., Csösz, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2017. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Camponotus grandidieri and niveosetosus species groups (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using qualitative and quantitative morphology. Zootaxa 4238(2): 203–245. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.2.2. Reference page.
Rasoamanana, N., Csősz, S., Fisher, B.L. 2017. Taxonomic revision of imitating carpenter ants, Camponotus subgenus Myrmopytia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Madagascar, using morphometry and qualitative traits. ZooKeys 681: 119—152. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.681.13187. Reference page.

2018

Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2018. Taxonomy of the ant genus Carebara Westwood (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in the Malagasy Region. ZooKeys 767: 1–149. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.767.21105. Reference page.
Rakotonirina, J.C. & Fisher, B.L. 2018. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Camponotus subgenus Mayria (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using qualitative and quantitative morphology. Zootaxa 4438(1): 1–58. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4438.1.1 PDF Reference page.

2020

Boer, P., Loss, A.C., Bakker, F., Beentjes, K. & Fisher, B.L. 2020. Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898 (Formicidae, Hymenoptera): a cryptic globally introduced species. ZooKeys, 979: 87–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.979.55342 Reference page.
Salata, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2020. Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Madagascar – an introduction and a taxonomic revision of eleven species groups. ZooKeys, 905: 1–235. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.905.39592 Reference page.
Salata, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2020. Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar. ZooKeys, 949: 1–185. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.949.51269 Reference page.

2022

Rakotonirina, J.C. & Fisher, B.L. 2022. Revision of the Malagasy Camponotus subgenus Myrmosaga (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using qualitative and quantitative morphology. Zookeys 1098ː 1–180. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1098.73223 Reference page.
Rasoamanana, N. & Fisher, B.L. 2022. A taxonomic revision of the Malagasy endemic subgenus Mayria of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) based on qualitative morphology and quantitative morphometric analyses. Zookeys 1081ː 137–231. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1081.71872 Reference page.
Salata, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2022. Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole megacephala species-group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Malagasy Region. PeerJ 10: e13263. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13263 . Reference page.

2023

Ramamonjisoa, M.M., Rasoamanana, N. & Fisher, B.L. 2023. Description of the male of Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 2016 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zookeys 1163ː 61–77. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1163.95696 Reference page.

2024

Ramamonjisoa, M.M., Rasoamanana, N. & Fisher, B.L. 2024. Male-based key to the subfamilies and genera of Malagasy ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1213: 289–359. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1213.120531 Reference page.

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