REFERENCES TO THE SPECIES

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  • Boomsma, J.J., A.H. Brouwer & A.J. Van Loon, 1990. A new polygynous Lasius species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).II. Allozymatic confirmation of specific status. Insectes soc. 37: 363-375.

  • Czechowska, W. & W. Czechowski, 1999. Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy, 1990 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), nowy dla Polski gatunek mróvki w Warszawie. Przegląd Zoologiczny 43: 189-191.

  • Cremer, S., Ugelvig, L.V., Lommen, S.T.E., Petersen, K.S. & Pedersen, J.S. 2006. Attack of the invasive garden ant: aggression behaviour of Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) against native Lasius species in Spain. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 9:13-19.

  • Cremer S, Ugelvig LV, Drijfhout FP, Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM, Steiner, F.M., Seifert, B., Hughes, D.P., Schulz, A., Petersen, K.S., Konrad, H., Stauffer, C., Kiran, K., Espadaler, X., d’Ettorre, P., Aktaç, N., Eilenberg, J., Jones, G., Nash, D., Pedersen, J.S., Boomsma, J.J. 2008. The Evolution of Invasiveness in Garden Ants. PLoS ONE 3(12): e3838. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003838

  • Czechowska, W. & Czechowski, W. 2003. Further record of Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Warsaw, with a key to the Polish species of the subgenus Lasius s.str. Fragm. faun. 46: 195-202.

  • Dekoninck, W., C. De Baere, J. Mertens & J-P. Maelfait, 2002. On the arrival of the Asian invader ant Lasius neglectus in Belgium (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Soc. roy. belg. Ent. 138: 45-48.

  • Dekoninck W., K. Lock and F. Janssens, 2007. Acceptance of two native myrmecophilous species, Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii and Cyphoderus albinus by the introduced invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus in Belgium. Eur. J. Entomol. 104: 159-161.

  • Espadaler, X. 1999. Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy, 1990 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a potential pest ant in Spain. Orsis 14: 43-46.

  • Espadaler, X. & V. Bernal, 2003. Exotic ants in the Canary Islands, Spain (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Vieraea 31: 1-7.

  • Espadaler, X., Lebas, C., Wagenknecht, J. & S. Tragust. 2011. Laboulbenia formicarum (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales), an exotic parasitic fungus, on an exotic ant in France. Vie et Milieu 61: 41-44..

  • Espadaler, X. & J.M. Olmo. 2011. The myrmecophilic cricket Myrmecophilus in Spain (Orthoptera, Myrmecophilidae). Sociobiology 57: 321-328.

  • Espadaler, X. & S. Rey, 2001. Biological constraints and colony founding in the polygynous invasive ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insectes soc. 48: 159-164.

  • Espadaler, X., Rey, S. & V. Bernal, 2004. Queen number in a supercolony of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus. Insectes soc. 51: 232-238.

  • Espadaler, X., Tartally, A., Schultz, R., Seifert, B., Nagy, C. 2007. Regional trends and preliminary results on the local expansion rate in the garden invasive ant, Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 54 : 293-301.

  • Fox, M. 2010. First incursion of Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an invasive polygynous ant in Britain. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 23: 1803: 1-3.

  • Herraiz J.A. & X. Espadaler, 2007. Laboulbenia formicarum (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) reaches the Mediterranean. Sociobiology 50: 449-455.

  • Herraiz, J.A., Espadaler, X. 2012. Estudi de les comunitats de formigues del mosaic de bosc de ribera del Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac. VII Trobada d’estudiosos de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac. Diputació de Barcelona (in press).

  • Jucker, C., F. Rigato & R. Regalin. 2008. Exotic ant records from Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Boll. Zool. agr. Bachic. Ser. II, 40: 99-107.

  • Markó, B. 1998. Six new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the Romanian myrmecofauna. Entomol. rom. 3: 119-123.  

  • Marlier, J.F., B. Schatz & J.C. de Biseau, 2002. Influence de Crematogaster scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) sur deux communautés de fourmis. Colloque UIEIS, Versailles: 68-72.

  • Nagy, C., Tartally, A., Vilisics, F., Merkl, O., Szita, É., Szél, G., Podlussány, A., Rédei, D., Csösz, S., Pozsgai, G., Szövény, G., Markó, V. 2009. Effects of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma et Andrásfalvy, 1990 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on arthropod assemblages: pattern analyses in the type supercolony. Myrmecological News 12: 171-181.  (supplementary material )

  • Neumeyer, R. 2008. Ergänzungen zur Artenliste der frei lebenden Ameisen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in der Schweiz. Entomo Helvetica 1: 43-48.

  • Paris, C. 2005. Mutualismo de la hormiga invasora Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) y el áfido Lachnus roboris (Homoptera: Lachnidae) en un encinar urbano. Ms Thesis UAB (in spanish).

  • Paris, C.I. & X. Espadaler. 2009. Honeydew collection by the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus versus the native ant L. grandis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 3: 75-85.

  • Paris C. I., Llusiá J. & J. Peńuelas. 2010. Changes in monoterpene emission rates of Quercus ilex infested by aphids tended by native or invasive Lasius ant species. Journal of Chemical Ecology 36:689–698.

  • Passera, L. 1994. Characteristics of tramp species. In: Williams, D.F. (ed.). Exotic ants. Biology, impact, and control of introduced species. Westview Press: p. 23-43.

  • Rey, S. & X. Espadaler. 2005. Area-wide management of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Northeast Spain. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. 21: 99-112.

  • Schultz, R. & T. Busch. 2009: The northernmost record of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 183-186.

  • Schultz, R. & B. Seifert. 2005. Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) -a widely distributed tramp species in Central Asia. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 7: 47-50.

  • Seifert, B. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the ant subgenus Lasius s.str. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Abh. Ber. Naturkundemus. Görlitz 66: 1-67.

  • Seifert, B. 2000. Rapid range expansion in Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)- an Asian invader swamps Europe. Mitt. Mus. Nat. kd. Berl., Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 47: 173-179.

  • Steiner, F.M., B.C. Schlick-Steiner, S. Schödl, X. Espadaler,  B. Seifert, E. Christian & C. Stauffer. 2004. Phylogeny and bionomics of Lasius austriacus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insectes soc. 51: 24-29.

  • Tartally, A. 2000. Notes on the coexistence of the supercolonial Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma et Andrásfalvy 1990 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with other ant species. Tiscia 32: 43-46.

  • Tartally, A. 2000. A Magyarországról leírt invázív Lasius neglectus van Loon, Boomsma et Andrásfalvy, 1990 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) újabb hazai lelöhelyei. Fol ent. hung. 61: 298-300.

  • Tartally, A. 2006. Long term expansion of a supercolony of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecologische Nachrichten 9: 21-25. .

  • Tartally, A., E. Hornung & X. Espadaler, 2004. The joint introduction of Platyarthrus schoblii (Isopoda: Oniscidea) and Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) into Hungary. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 6: 61-66.

  • Ugelvig, L.V. & S. Cremer. 2007. Social prophylaxis: group interaction promotes collective immunity in ant colonies. Current Biology, 17(22): 1972-1977.

  • Ugelvig, L.V.; Drijfhout, F.P.; Kronauer, D.J.C.; Boomsma, J.J.; Pedersen, J.S. & S. Cremer. 2008. The introduction history of invasive garden ants in Europe: integrating genetic, chemical and behavioural approaches. BMC Biology 6: 11.

  • Van Loon, A.J., J.J. Boomsma & A. Andrásfalvy, 1990. A new polygynous Lasius species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Central Europe. I. Description and general biology. Insectes soc. 37: 348-362.

 

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