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2024

ANJOS, D., ... FEITOSA, R.M., FLORES, J.H., HAHN, P., INDALÊNCIO, M.D., JUÁREZ- JUÁREZ, B., KARNISH, A., LADINO, N., ... Distance From Nest and Climate Explain Geographical Trends of Harvester Ant's Food Resource Use: A Multi-Species Approach. Journal of Biogeography, pp. 1–12, 2024.

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WILKER, I., QUEROZ, A. C., RIBAS, C. R., MORINI, M. S. C., LASMAR, C. J., SCHIMIDT, F. A., ... FEITOSA, R.M., ... & Diehl-Fleig, E. A systematic review of the land use change effects on ant diversity in Neotropics. Biological Conservation, 299, 110778. 2024.

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BOEGER, W. A., VALIM, M. P., ZAHER, H., RAFAEL, J. A., FORZZA, R. C., PERCEQUILLO, A. R., ...FEITOSA, R.M., ... & SILVA, D. E. (2024). Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: Setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba), 41.

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FEITOSA, R. M., DIAS, A. M. An illustrated guide for the identification of ant subfamilies and genera in Brazil. Insect Systematics & Evolution, v. 1, n. aop, p. 1-121, 2024. Chave de identificação para subfamílias e gêneros de formigas do Brasil (PT-BR)

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FEITOSA, R. M., DIAS, A. M. An illustrated guide for the identification of ant subfamilies and genera in Brazil. Insect Systematics & Evolution, v. 1, n. aop, p. 1-121, 2024. 

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LADINO, N., FEITOSA, R. M., ZAMPAULO, R. A., LATTKE, J. E. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in subterranean natural cavities of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Biologia, p. 1-10, 2024.

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AZEVEDO, F., FREITAS, D. S., BELTRAME, W. S. & FEITOSA, R. M. Diversidade de formigas epígeas em cultivo orgânico e convencional de Citrus sinensis na região noroeste do Paraná, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Agroecologia, v. 19, n. 1, p. 38-52, 2024.

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2023

NICKELE, M.A.; REIS FILHO, W.; PENTEADO, S.R.C.; QUEIROZ, E.C.; SILVA, L.C.R.; CAMARGO, T.S.; CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; FEITOSA, R.M.; PIE, M.R. Assessing forest restoration effectiveness in the Seasonal Semideciduous Forest in the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregion using epigaeic ant assemblages. Journal of Tropical Ecology], 39, e37, 2023.

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CARVALHO, R.L.; RESENDE, A.F;. BARLOW, J.; FRANÇA, F.M.; ELIAS, F.; SILVEIRA, J.M.; STEGMANN, L.; BACCARO, F. B.; JUEN, L.; SCHIETTI, J.; ARAGÃO, L.; BERENGUER, E.; CASTELLO, L.; COSTA, F.R.C.; GUEDES, M.L.; LEAL, C.G.; LEES, A.C.; ISAAC, V.; NASCIMENTO, R.O.; PHILLIPS, O. L.; SCHMIDT, F.A.; TER STEEGE, H.; VAZ-DE-MELLO, F.; VENTICINQUE, E.M.; VIEIRA, I.C.G. et al.; Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research. Current Biology, 2023, 10.1016/j.cub.2, 2023.

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BATISTA, E.K.L.; FIGUEIRA, J.E.C.; SOLAR, R.R.C.; DE AZEVEDO, C.S.; BEIRÃO, M.V.; BERLINCK, C.N.; BRANDÃO, R.A.; DE CASTRO, F.S.; COSTA, H.C.; COSTA, L.M.; FEITOSA, R.M.; FREITAS, A.V.L.; FREITAS, G.H.S.; GALDINO, C.A.B.; JÚNIOR, J.E.; SANTOS LEITE, F.S.; LOPES, L.; LUDWIG, S.; DO NASCIMENTO, M.C.; NEGREIROS, D.; OKI, Y.; PAPROCKI, H.; PERILLO, L.N.; PERINI, F.A.; RESENDE, F.M., et al. ; In Case of Fire, Escape or Die: A Trait-Based Approach for Identifying Animal Species Threatened by Fire. Fire-Switzerland, 6, 242, 2023.

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FEITOSA, R.M.; SILVA, T.S.R.; CAMACHO, G.P.; ULYSSÉA, M.A.; LADINO, N.; OLIVEIRA, A.M.; DE ALBUQUERQUE, E.Z.; RIBAS, C.R.; SCHMIDT, F.A.; MORINI, M.S. DE C.; DA SILVA, R.R.; DÁTTILO, W.; DE QUEIROZ, A.C.M.; BACCARO, F.B.; SANTOS, J.C.; CARVALHO, K.S.; SOBRINHO, T.G.; QUINET, Y.P.; MORAES, A.B.; VARGAS, A.B.; TOREZAN-SILINGARDI, H.M.; SOUZA, J.L.P.; MARQUES, T.; IZZO, T.; LANGE, D.; et al.; From species descriptions to diversity patterns: the validation of taxonomic data as a keystone for ant diversity studies reproducibility and accuracy. Royal Society Open Science, 10, 221170, 2023.

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LASMAR, C.J.; BISHOP, T.R.; PARR, C.L.; QUEIROZ, A.C.M.; WILKER, I.; FEITOSA, R.M.; SCHMIDT, F.A.; RIBAS, C.R. Testing the context dependence of ant nutrient preference across habitat strata and trophic levels in Neotropical biomes. Ecology, 3975, 10.1002/ecy.397, 2023.

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DUTRA, D. B.; FEITOSA, R. M.; JORY, T. T.; SALES, F. M. S.; FONTENELE, L. K.; COSTA, M. M. S.; SCHMIDT, F. A. Ant habitat-use guilds response to forest-pasture shifting in thesouthwestern Amazon. Journal of Insect Conservation, 2023. PDF

2022

QUEIROZ, A.C.M.; MARQUES, T.G.; RIBAS, C.R.; CORNELISSEN, T.G.; NOGUEIRA, A.; SCHMIDT, F.A.; FEITOSA, R.M.; SOBRINHO, T.G.; QUINET, Y.; BACCARO, F.B.; ULYSSÉA, M.A.; VARGAS, A.B.; MORINI, M.S.C.; SOUZA, J.L.P.; PAOLUCCI, L.N.; DÁTTILO, W.; DEL'CLARO, K.; LANGE, D.; SANTOS, J.C.; SILVA, R.R.; CAMPOS, R.B.F.; ALBUQUERQUE, E.Z.; IZZO, T.; RABELLO, A.M.; SOLAR, R.R.C. , et al. ; Ant diversity decreases during the dry season: A meta-analysis of the effects of seasonality on ant richness and abundance. Biotropica, 00, 10.1111/btp.131, 2022.

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VASCONCELOS, H.L.; FEITOSA, R.M.; DURIGAN, G.; LEÃO, R.E.O.S.; NEVES, K.C.F. The Ground-Dwelling Ant Fauna from a Cerrado Reserve in Southeastern Brazil: Vegetation Heterogeneity as a Promoter of Ant Diversity. Neotropical Entomology, 52, s13744-022, 2022.

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SANTOS, C.M.S.F.F.; LOPES, R.T.;  CLEMENTE-CARVALHO, R.B.G.; HADDAD, C.F.B. ; FEITOSA, R.M.; MORAES, G.J.; SILVA, R.J. ; REIS, S.F. Stereocyclops incrassarus (Brazilian Dumpy Frog). Diet. Herpetological Review, 53, 480, 2022.

LANCELLOTTI, I.R.; MAYHÉ-NUNES, A.J.; FEITOSA, R.M.; PORTUGAL, A.S.; SANTOS, M.G. Ants associated with fronds of the tropical bracken fern Pteridium esculentum subsp. arachnoideum. Biota Neotropica (Online. Ediião em Inglês), 22, 10.1590/1676-06, 2022.

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CAMACHO, G.P.; FEITOSA, R.M. Bazboltonia nom. nov., a replacement name for the preoccupied Neotropical ant
genus Boltonia Camacho & Feitosa 2022 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 5116(3),  449–450, 2022.

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CASIMIRO, M.S.; FILARDI, R.A.E.; SANSEVERO, J.B.B.; SANTANGELO, J.M.; FEITOSA, R.M.; QUEIROZ, J.M. Concordância entre plantas regenerantes, formigas e outros artrópodes na Mata Atlântica: a importância da identidade das árvores no dossel. Iheringia (Série Zoologia), 112, e2022008, 2022.

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LADINO, N.; FEITOSA, R.M. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Parque Estadual São Camilo, an isolated Atlantic Forest remnant in western Paraná, Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba), 39, e22001, 2022.

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SANTOS, M.G; LANCELLOTTI, I.R.; RIBEIRO, G.M.; COUTINHO, R.L.M.; FEITOSA, R.M. Ants associate with microlepidoptera galleries in leaves of Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 66, e20210092, 2022.

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CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; FEITOSA, R.M.; PIE, M. Size and shape in the evolution of the worker head in Pheidole ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Zoology, 317(4), 270-282, 2022.

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SILVA, R.R.; MARTELLO, F.; FEITOSA, R.M. et al. ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America. Ecology, 103(2), e03580, 2022.

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SILVA, T.S.R.; CHAUL, J.C.M.; FEITOSA, R.M. Lectotype designation and redescription of four commonly collected Neotropical species of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 798(1), 103–126, 2022.

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SCHMIDT, F.A.; RIBAS, C.R.; FEITOSA, R.M. et al. Ant diversity studies in Brazil: an overview of the myrmecological research in a megadiverse country. Insectes Sociaux 69, 105–121, 2022.

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CAMACHO, G.P.; FRANCO, W.; BRANSTETTER, M.G.; PIE, M.R.; LONGINO, J.T.; SCHULTZ, T.R.; FEITOSA, R.M. UCE Phylogenomics Resolves Major Relationships Among Ectaheteromorph Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae, Heteroponerinae): A New Classification For the Subfamilies and the Description of a New Genus. Insect Systematics and Diversity, 6(1), 2022.

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FEITOSA, R.M.; CAMACHO, G.P.; SILVA, T.S.R.; ULYSSÉA, M.A.; LADINO, N.; OLIVEIRA, A.M.; ... & DAROCHA, W. Ants of Brazil: an overview based on 50 years of diversity studies. Systematics and Biodiversity, 20(1), 1-27, 2022.

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2021

DIAS, A.M. & LATTKE,  J.E. Large ants are not easy – the taxonomy of Dinoponera Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 784(1), 1-66, 2021.

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ZANIN, A.C.; SCALON, M.C.; FERREIRA, P.C.; SILVA, A.K.P.S.; MARTIN, F.A.; ROSA, G.; SILVA, L.G.; KROPIWIEC, I.S.; COSTA, L.L.; MORAES, L.S.C.; KLEIN, N.S.; BRITO, P.; SILVA, Y.C.R.; DOMINGOS, F.M.C.B. Que direção seguir? Melhor nenhuma! Explorando o problema da teleologia e da hierarquia evolutiva no Ensino de Evolução com o uso de materiais didáticos digitais. Genética na Escola, 16(2): 474-487, 2021.

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SIMM, A.M.; CÁ, I.; SERENATO, J.M.J.; SILVA, Y.C.R.; BESEGATO, M.R.S.; LORENZETTI, L. O que tem uma gota d'água: Analisando uma sequência didática sobre o reino protista . Revista Temas & Matizes, 15(26): 377:389 2021.

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MARTINS, M.F.O.; NICKELE, M.A.; FEITOSA, R.M.; PIES, M.; REIS-FILHO, W. Species list of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Nhecolândia, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 61, 2021.

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OLIVEIRA, A.M.; POWELL, S.; FEITOSA, R.M. A taxonomic study of the Brazilian turtle ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Cephalotes). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 65(3), 2021.

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LASMAR, C.J.; ROSSA, C.; QUEIROZ, A.C.M.; NUNES, C.A.; IMATA, M.M; ALVES, G.P.; NASCIMENTO, G.B.; AZARA, L.N.; VIEIRA, L.; LOUZADA, J.; FEITOSA,R.M.; BRESCOVIT, A.D.; PASSAMANI, M. RIBAS, C.R. Temperature and productivity distinctly affect the species richness
of ectothermic and endothermic multitrophic guilds along a tropical elevational gradient. Oecologia, 2021.

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ALBUQUERQUE, E.Z..; PRADO, L.P.; ANDRADE-SILVA, J.; SIQUEIRA, E.L.S.; SAMPAIO, K.L.S.; ALVES, D.L.; BRANDÃO, C.R.F.; ANDRADE, P.L.; FEITOSA, R.M; KOCH, E.B.A.; DELABIE, J.H.C.; FERNANDES, I.; BACCARO, F.B.; SOUZA, J.L.P.; ALMEIDA, R.P.S.; SILVA, R.R. Ants of the State of Pará, Brazil: a historical and comprehensive dataset of a key biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon Basin. Zootaxa, 5001(1): 001-083, 2021.

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DEMÉTRIO, W.C.; CONRADO, A.C.; ACIOLI, A.N.S.; CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; BARTZ, M.L.C.; JAMES, S.W.; SILVA, E.; MAIA, L.S.; MARTINS, G.C.; MACEDO, R.S.; STANTON, D.W.; LVELLE, P.; VELASQUEZ, E.; ZANGERLÉ, A.; BARBOSA, R.; TAPIA-CORAL, S.C.; MUNIZ, A.W.; SANTOS, A.; FERREIRA, T.; SEGALLA, R.F.; DECAËNS, T.; NADOLNY, H.S.; PEÑA-VENEGAS, C.P.; MAIA, C.M.B.F.; PASINI, A.; MOTA, A.F; JÚNIOR, P.S.T.; SILVA, T.A.C.; REBELLATO, L.; OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, R.C.; NEVES, E.G.; LIMA, H.P.; FEITOSA, R.M.; TORRADO, P.V.; MCKEY, D.; CLEMENT, C.R.; SHOCK M.P.; TEIXEIRA, W.G.; MOTTA, A.C.; MELO, V.F.; DIECKOW. J.; GARRASTAZU, M.C.; CHUBATSU, L.S.; TPI NETWORK; KILLE, P.; BROWN, G.G.; CUNHA L.A “Dirty” Footprint: Macroinvertebrate diversity in Amazonian Anthropic Soils. Global Change Biology, 2021.

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FRANCO, W.; VASCONCELOS, H.L.; FEITOSA, R.M. TPatterns of Ant Diversity in the Natural Grasslands of Southern Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 2021.

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CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; FRIEDMAN, N.R.; ECONOMO, E.P.; PIES, M.; FEITOSA, R.M. ead and mandible shapes are highly integrated yet representtwo distinct modules within and among worker subcastes of the ant genus Pheidole. Ecology and Evolution, 2021

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GLASER, S.M.; FEITOSA, R.M.;  KOCH.A.; GOB, N.; NASCIMENTO, F.S.; GRÜTER, C. Tandem communication improves ant foraging success in a highly competitive tropical habitat. Insectes Sociaux, 2021.

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ZEPPELINI, D.; MOLIN, A.D.; LAMAS, C.J.E.; SARMIENTO; C.; RHEIMS, C.A.; FERNANDES, D.R.R.; LIMA, E.F.B.; SILVA, E.N.; CARVALHO-FILHO, F.; KOVÁC, L.; MONTOYA-LERMA, J.; MOLDOVAN, O.T.; DOUZA-DIAS, P.G.; DEMITE, P.R.; FEITOSA, R.M.; BOYER, S.L.; WEINER, W.M.; RODRIGUES, W.C. The dilemma of self-citation in taxonomy. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5, 2021.

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CONCEIÇÃO-NETO,R; FRANÇA, E.C.B.; FEITOSA, R.M; QUEIROZ, J.M.  Revisiting the ideas of trees as templates and the competition paradigm in pairwise analyses of ground-dwelling ant species occurrences in a tropical forest. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 65(1), 2021.

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OLIVEIRA, A.M. & FEITOSA, R.M. Save the survivors: the remarkable ant diversity of the last protected
fragment of savanna in Southern Brazil. Insectes Sociaux, 2021.

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2020

CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; ECONOMO, E.P.; FEITOSA, R.M. Additions to the taxonomy of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the
southern grasslands of Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 64(4), 2020.

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DIVIESO, R.; RORATO, A.; FEITOSA, R.M.; MEYER, A.L.S.; PIE, M.R. How to prioritize areas for new ant surveys? Integrating historical data
on species occurrence records and habitat loss. Journal of Insect Conservation, 2020.

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LADINO, N. & FEITOSA, R.M. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta Mayr, 1866 (Formicidae: Amblyoponinae) for the Neotropical region. Zootaxa, 4821(2): 201-249, 2020.

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ANDRADE, P.L.; FEITOSA, R.M. Entomological Collection Padre Jesus Santiago Moure: a new reference center for the formation of ant systematists (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, 15(1): 277-288. 2020.

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SILVA, T.S.R.; CASADEI- FERREIRA, A species-level association in Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ants with a parasitoid wasp of the genus Orasema Cameron (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae)
in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 64(2), 2020.

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JORY, T.; FEITOSA, R.M. First survey of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Piauí: filling a major knowledge gap about ant diversity in Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 60. 2020.

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BARROSO, S.C;  LONGUI, E.L.; FERNANDES, T.T.; OLIVEIRA, C.M.; CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; SILVA, R.R. & MORINI, M.S.C. Twigs occupied by Pheidole Westwood, 1839: Is there a difference between species?. Biota Neotropica, 20(2), 2020.

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LASMAR, C.J; RIBAS, C.R.; LOUZADA, J. QUEIROZ, A.C.M.; FEITOSA, R.M.; IMATA, M.M.G.; ALVES, G.P; NASCIMENTO, G. NEVES, F.S.;  DOMINGOS, D.Q. Disentangling elevational and vegetational effects on ant diversity patterns. Oecologia, 102. 2020.

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CAMACHO, G.P.; FRANCO, W.FEITOSA, R.M. Additions to the taxonomy of Gnamptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) with an updated key to the New World species. Zootaxa, 4747(3): 450-476, 2020.

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2019

MARTINS, M.F.; THOMAZINI, M.J.;  BARETTA, D.; BROWN, G.G.; ROSA, M.G.; ZAGATTO, M.R.G.; SANTOS, A.; NADOLNY, H.S.; CARDOSO, G.B.X, NIVA, C.C.; BARTZ, M.L.C. & FEITOSA, R.M.  Accessing the subterranean ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in native and modified subtropical landscapes in the Neotropics. Biota Neotropica, 20 (1). 2019.

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CASADEI- FERREIRA, A.; CHAUL, J.C.M.; FEITOSA, R.M. A new species of Pheidole (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Dominican amber with a review of the fossil records for the genus. ZooKeys, 866, 117-125. 2019.

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FRANCO, W.; LADINO, N.; DELABIE, J.; DEJEAN, A.; ORIVEL, J.; FICHAUX, M.; GROC, S.; LEPONCE, M. & FEITOSA, R. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa, 4674. 2019.

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OLIVEIRA, A.M. & FEITOSA, R. Taxonomic revision of the genus Probolomyrmex Mayr, 1901 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae) for the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa, 4614 (1). 2019.

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PRADO, L.; FEITOSA, R.; TRIANA, S.; GUTIÉRREZ, J. A.; ROUSSEAU, G.; SILVA, R.; SIQUEIRA, G.; SANTOS, C. L.; SILVA, F.; SILVA, T.; CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; SILVA, R. & ANDRADE-SILVA, J.  An overview of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 59. 2019.

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SILVA, T.R.; FEITOSA, R.M. Using controlled vocabularies in anatomical terminology: A case study with Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Arthropod Structure & Development, 52, 2019.

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IZZO, T.J.; FEITOSA, R.M. Brazil’s political –financial crisis and the treath to Biological Collections. Science 364(6446), 1144- 1145. 2019.

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RONQUE, M.U.; FEITOSA, R.M.; OLIVEIRA, P.S. Natural history and ecology of fungus-farming ants: a field study in Atlantic rainforest. Insectes Sociaux, 1-13. 2019.

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SANTOS, M.G.; PORTO, G.F.; LANCELLOTTI, I.R.; FEITOSA, R.M. Ant fauna associated with Microgramma squamulosa (Kaulf.) de la Sota (Polypodiaceae) fern galls. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 63(2):101-3. 2019.

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AHUATZIN, D.A.; CORRO, E.J.; JAIMES, A.A.; GONZÁLEZ, J.E.; FEITOSA, R.M.; RIBEIRO, M.C.; ACOSTA, J.C.; COATES, R.; DÁTTILO, W. Forest cover drives leaf litter ant diversity in primary rainforest remnants within human-modified tropical landscapes. Biodiversity and Conservation. 15 28(5):1091-107. 2019.

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CAMACHO, G.P.; PIE, M.R.; FEITOSA, R.M.; BARBEITOS, M.S. Exploring gene tree incongruence at the origin of ants and bees (Hymenoptera). Zoologica Scripta,1: 1-11, 2019.

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2018

FRANCO, W.; FEITOSA, R.M. Discovery of the termite specialist ant genus Centromyrmex, Mayr 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) for the Guinana Shield. Sociobiology, 65(2), 345-347, 2018.

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FRANCO, W.; FEITOSA, R.M. First standardized inventory of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the natural grasslands of Paraná: New records for Southern Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 58, 12:19, 2018.

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LADINO, N.; JIMÉNEZ-C, E.; YARA-O, C. Hormigas poneroides y ectatomminas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en fragmentos boscosos del piedemonte llanero y altillanura del Meta, Colombia. Caldasia, [S.l.] 40(2): 310-320, 2018.  

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LATTKE, J.E.; SILVA, T.S.R.; DELSINNE, T. Taxonomy and Natural History of Strumigenys thaxteri Wheeler and Strumigenys reticeps (Kempf) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 4438: 137, 2018.

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MARSH, C.J.; FEITOSA, R.M.; LOUZADA, J.; EWERS, R.M. Is β-diversity of Amazonian ant and dung beetles communities elevated at rainforest edges?. Journal of Biogeography, 45: 1966-1979, 2018.

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OLIVEIRA, M.V.; FRANCA, E.C.B.; FEITOSA, R.M.; CORREIA, M.E.F.; QUEIROZ, J.M. Ninhos de Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) podem afetar a estrutura da assembleia de artrópodes do solo na Mata Atlântica?. Iheringia, 108, p. e2018009, 2018.

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PITTS, J.P.; CAMACHO, G.P.; GOTZEK, D.; MCHUGH, J.V.; ROSS, KENNETH G. Revision of the Fire Ants of the Solenopsis saevissima Species-Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of The Entomological Society of Washington, 120: 308-411, 2018.

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SCHOENINGER, K.; SILVA, T.S.R.; KAWADA, R.; TORRENS, J. Description of the female of Colocharis hungi Torréns (Hymenoptera, Eucharitidae) and identification key for the species of Colocharis. Zootaxa, 4446:265, 2018.

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SILVA, T.S.R. ; FEITOSA, R.M. On titles and royalty: a terminological discussion over castes in myrmecology. Insectes Sociaux, 2019, 018-0672-1, 2018.

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VICENTE, R.E. ; CASADEI FERREIRA, A. ; SANTOS, R. C.L.; PRADO, L.P. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from an Amazonian fragmented landscape, Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with new records of ant species. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 58, p. e20185840, 2018.

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2017

CASADEI FERREIRA, A. ; MARTINS, M. F. O. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Rediscovery of the morphologically remarkable social parasite Pheidole acutidens (Bruch), with the first records for Brazil. Sociobiology, 63(4), 1069-1072, 2017.

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CASTRO, G. H. P. ; KAYANO, D. Y. ; SOUZA, R. F. ; HILSDORF, A. W. ; FEITOSA, R. M.MORINI, M. S. C. Seasonal Patterns of the Foraging Ecology of Myrmelachista arthuri Forel, 1903 (Formicidae: Formicinae). Sociobiology, 64(3), 237-243, 2017.

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DROSE, W. ; PODGAISKI, L. R. ; CAVALLERI, A. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; MENDONÇA JR., MILTON . Ground-Dwelling and Vegetation Ant Fauna in South Brazilian Grasslands. Sociobiology, 64, 381-392, 2017.

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LASMAR, C. J. ; QUEIROZ, A. C. M. ; RABELLO, A. M. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; CANEDO-JÚNIOR, E. O. ; SCHMIDT, F. A. ;... RIBAS, C. R. Testing the effect of pitfall-trap installation on ant sampling. Insectes Sociaux, 1-7, 2017.

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MARTINS SEGUNDO, G. B. ; DE BISEAU, J. C. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; CARLOS, J. E. V. ; SÁ, L. R. ; FONTENELLE, M. T. M. B. ; QUINET, Y. Crematogaster abstinens and Crematogaster pygmaea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae): from monogyny and monodomy to polygyny and polydomy. Myrmecological News, 25, 67-81, 2017.

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PACHECO, R. ; CAMACHO, G. P. ; FRIZZO, T. L. ; VASCONCELOS, H. L. Effects of land‐use changes on ecosystem services: decrease in ant predation in human‐dominated landscapes in central Brazil. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 162(3), 302-308, 2017.

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SANTOS, L. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; CARNEIRO, M. A. A. The role of Senescent Stem-Galls over Arboreal Ant Communites Structure in Eremanthus erythropappus (DC.) MacLeish (Asteraceae) Trees. Sociobiology, 64(1), 7-13, 2017.

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SILVA, T. S. R. Species descriptions and digital environments: alternatives for accessibility of morphological data. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 1(4), 277-281, 2017.

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SILVA, T. S. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Hunting for Wasps In-between: the Use of the Winkler Extractor to Sample Leaf Litter Hymenoptera. Neotropical Entomology, 1-8, 2017.

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VASCONCELOS, H. L. ; MARAVALHAS, J. B. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; PACHECO, R. ; NEVES, K. C. ; ANDERSEN, A. N. Neotropical savanna ants show a reversed latitudinal gradient of species richness, with climatic drivers reflecting the forest origin of the fauna. Journal of Biogeography, 10.1111/jbi.131, 2017.

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2016

AMORIM, D. S. ; SANTOS, C. M. D. ; KRELL, F. ; DUBOIS, A. ; NIHEI, S. S. ; OLIVEIRA, O. M. ; PONT, A. ; SONG, H. ; VERDADE, V. K. ; FACHIN, D. A. ; KLASSA, B. ; LAMAS, C. J. E. ; OLIVEIRA, S. S. ; CARVALHO, C. J. B. ; MELLO-PATIU, C. A. ; HAJDU, E. ; CURI, M. S. ; SILVA, V. C. ; CAPELLARI, R. S. ; FALASCHI, R. L. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; PRENDINI, L. ; POMBAL JR., J. P. ; FERNANDEZ, F. C. ; ROCHA, R. M. ; et al.; Timeless Standards for Species Delimitation: A Critique of the Use of Images as Types. Zootaxa (Auckland. Print), 2016.

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BOUDINOT, B. E. ; PROBST, R. S. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; WARD, P. Out of the Neotropics: newly discovered relictual species sheds light on the biogeographical history of spider ants ( Dolichoderinae, Formicidae). Systematic Entomology, v. 41, p. 658-671, 2016.

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CAMACHO, G. P.FEITOSA, R. M. First record of the Neotropical myrmicine ant genus Kempfidris Fernández, Feitosa & Lattke, 2014 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Peru. Check List (São Paulo. Online), v.12, article 1911, 2016.

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CAMARGO, P. H. S. A. ; MARTINS, M. M. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; CHRISTIANINI, A. V. Bird and ant synergy increases the seed dispersal effectiveness of an ornithochoric shrub. Oecologia, 10.1007/s00442-016-3571-z, 2016.

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CUNHA, L. ; BROWN, G. G. ; STANTON, D. W. G. ; SILVA, E. ; HANSEL, F. ; JORGE, G. ; MCKEE, D. ; VIDAL-TORRADO, P. ; MACEDO, R. ; VELASQUEZ, E. ; JAMES, S. W. ; RENARD, D. ; LAVELLE, P. ; KILLE, P. ; FERREIRA, A. C. FEITOSA, R. M. ; Terra Preta de Indio Network . Soil animals and pedogenesis: The role of earthworms in anthropogenic soils. Soil Science, v. 181, p. 110-125, 2016.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; SILVA, R. R. ; AGUIAR, A. P. Diurnal Flight Periodicity of a Neotropical Ant Assemblage (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Atlantic Forest. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (Impresso), 2016.

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OLIVEIRA, A. L.; FEITOSA, R. M.; VASCONCELOS, H. L.; MARAVALHAS, J. New distribution records of the savanna specialist fungus-farming ant Cyatta Sosa-Calvo et al. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Biodiversity Data Journal, 4: e10673, 2016.

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PIE, M. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Relictual ant lineages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their evolutionary implications. Myrmecological News, v. 22, p. 55-58, 2016.

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PRADO, L. P. ; VICENTE, R. E. ; SILVA, T. S. R. ; SOUZA, J. L. Strumigenys fairchildi Brown, 1961 (Formicidae, Myrmicinae): first record of this rarely collected ant from Brazil. Check List, 12(4), article 1922, 2016.

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SANTOS-SILVA, L. ; VICENTE, R. E. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of forest fragments and urban areas in a Meridional Amazonian landscape. Check List (São Paulo. Online), v. 12, p. 1885, 2016.

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STROHER, P. R. ; ZARZA, E. ; TSAI, W. L. E. ; MCCORMACK, J. E. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; PIE, M. R. The mitochondrial genome of Octostruma stenognatha and its phylogenetic implications. Insectes Sociaux (Online), p. 1-6, 2016.

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2015

AZEVEDO, C. O. ; TAVARES, M. T. ; KAWADA, R. ; WAICHERT, C. ; NOLL, F. B. ; CARPENTER, J. M. ; MASNER, L. ; JOHNSON, N. F. RODRIGUEZ-VELEZ, B. ; GIBSON, G. ; OHL, M. ; SHIMBORI, E. M. ; SHARKEY, M. ; SMITH, D. ; HEYDON, S. ; COSTA, V. ; AQUINO, D. ; MACEDO, A. C. C. ; BUFFINGTON, M. L. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; KIMSEY, L. ; OLMI, M. ; WILLIAMS, K. ; MOLIN, A. D. ; SILVA, T. S. R. , et al. ; Checklist of the genera of Hymenoptera (Insecta) from Espírito Santo, Brazil. Boletim do Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão, v. 37, p. 313-343, 2015.

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BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; DINIZ, J. L. M. Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical Myrmicinae ant genus Blepharidatta Wheeler. Zootaxa (Online), v. 4012, p. 33-56, 2015.

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CAMACHO, G. P. ; VASCONCELOS, H. L. . Ants of the Panga Ecological Station, a Cerrado Reserve in Central Brazil. Sociobiology, v. 62, p. 281-295, 2015.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; DROSE, W. ; PODGAISKI, L. R. ; MENDONÇA JR., M. First Record of the Dolichoderine Ant Genus Gracilidris Wild & Cuezzo (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Southern Brazil. Sociobiology, v. 62, p. 296-299, 2015.

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NAKANO, M. A. ; DA SILVA, R. R. ; DE MIRANDA, V. F. O. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; MORINI, M. S. Morphological differentiation between species of Myrmelachista Roger (Formicidae: Formicinae) in Atlantic Forest areas of the Alto Tietê (São Paulo). Sociobiology, v. 62, p. 321-327, 2015.

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NOGUEIRA, A. ; REY, P. J. ; ALCANTARA, J. M. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; LOHMANN, L. G. . Geographic Mosaic of Plant Evolution: Extrafloral Nectary Variation Mediated by Ant and Herbivore Assemblages. Plos One, v. 10, p. e0123806, 2015.

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2014

BRANDÃO, C. R. F. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; POWELL, S. ; DEL-CLARO, K. Description of Cephalotes specularis n. sp. (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) the mirror turtle ant. Zootaxa (Auckland. Print), v. 3796, p. 568, 2014.

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CAMPOS, R. I. ; CAMACHO, G. P. Ant-plant interactions: the importance of extrafloral nectaries versus hemipteran honeydew on plant defense against herbivores. Arthropod-Plant Interactions (Print), v. 76, p. 76, 2014.

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FERNANDEZ, F. C. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; LATTKE, J. E. Kempfidris, A New Genus of Myrmicinae Ants from the Neotropical Region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, v. 85, p. 1-10, 2014.​

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GALLEGO-ROPERO, M. C. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Evidences of Batesian Mimicry and Parabiosis in Ants of the Brazilian Savanna. Sociobiology, v. 61, p. 281-285, 2014.

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NAKANO, M. A. ; MIRANDA, V. F. O. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; MORINI, M. S. C. . The genetic characterization of Myrmelachista spp. Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) specimens collected in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Sociobiology, v. 61, p. 21-27, 2014.

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POWELL, S. ; DEL-CLARO, K. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. . Mimicry and Eavesdropping Enable a New Form of Social Parasitism in Ants. The American Naturalist, v. 184, p. 500-509, 2014.

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PUKER, A. ; ROSA, C. S. ; OROZCO, J. ; SOLAR, R. R. C. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Insights on the association of American Cetoniinae beetles with ants. Entomological Science (Tokyo), v. 18, 10.1111/ens.12085, 2014.

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SCHMIDT, F. A. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; REZENDE, F. M. ; JESUS, R. S. . News on the enigmatic ant genus Anillidris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae: Leptomyrmecini). Myrmecological News, v. 19, p. 25-30, 2014.

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VASCONCELOS, H. L. ; FRIZZO, T. L. M. ; PACHECO, R. ; MARAVALHAS, J. B. ; CAMACHO, G. P. ; CARVALHO, K. S. ; KOCH, E. B. A. ; PUJOL-LUZ, J. R. Evaluating sampling sufficiency and the use of surrogates for assessing ant diversity in a Neotropical biodiversity hotspot. Ecological Indicators, v. 46, p. 286-292, 2014.

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2013

GALLEGO-ROPERO, M. C. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; PUJOL-LUZ, J. R. . Formigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Associadas a Ninhos de Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar) (Isoptera, Termitidae) no Cerrado do Planalto Central do Brasil. EntomoBrasilis (Vassouras), v. 6, p. 97-101, 2013.

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NAKANO, M. A. ; MIRANDA, V. F. O. ; SOUZA, D. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; MORINI, M. S. C. . Occurrence and natural history of Myrmelachista Roger (Formicidae: Formicinae) in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (Impresa), v. 86, p. 169-179, 2013.

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PACHECO, R. ; VASCONCELOS, H. L. ; GROC, S. ; CAMACHO, G. P. ; FRIZZO, T. L. . The importance of remnants of natural vegetation for maintaining ant diversity in Brazilian agricultural landscapes. Biodiversity and conservation, 22(4), 983-997, 2013.

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SILVA, R. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; FREITAS, A. V. L. . The first Leptanilloides species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanilloidinae) from Eastern South America. Journal of Natural History, v. 48, p. 10.1080/0022293, 2013.

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SOSA-CALVO, J. ; SCHULTZ, T. R. ; BRANDÃO, C. R. F. ; KLINGENBERG, C. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; RABELING, C. ; BACCI, M. ; LOPES, C. T. ; VASCONCELOS, H. L. Cyatta abscondita: Taxonomy, Evolution, and Natural History of a New Fungus-Farming Ant Genus from Brazil. Plos One, v. 8, p. e80498, 2013.

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2012

DÁTTILO, W. ; VICENTE, R. E. ; NUNES, R. V. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Influence of Cave Size and Presence of Bat Guano on Ant Visitation. Sociobiology, v. 59, p. 549-559, 2012.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; FERNANDEZ, F. C. ; DELABIE, J. C. H. . The Ant Genus Sphinctomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Cerapachyinae) in the Neotropical Region, with the Description of Two New Species. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology (Cambridge), v. 2012, p. 1-9, 2012.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; LACAU, S. ; DA ROCHA, W. D. ; OLIVEIRA, A. R. ; DELABIE, J. C. H. . A giant new arboreal species of the ant genus Anochetus from Brazil (Formicidae: Ponerinae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, v. 48, p. 253-259, 2012.

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FOX, E. G. P. ; SOLIS, D. R. ; ROSSI, M. L. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRESCOVIT, A. . The larval morphology and nest habits of Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) rogenhoferi Kohl 1884 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Zootaxa (Online), v. 3251, p. 47-56, 2012.

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NAKANO, M. A. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; MORAES, C. O. ; ADRIADO, L. D. C. ; HENGLES, E. P. ; LONGUI, E.L. ; MORINI, M. S. C. . Assembly of Myrmelachista Roger (Formicidae: Formicinae) in twigs fallen on the leaf litter of Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Natural History, v. 46, p. 2103-2115, 2012.

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ROSADO, J. L. O. ; GONCALVES, M. G. ; DROSE, W. ; SILVA, E. J. E. ; KRUGER, R. F. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; LOECK, A. E. Epigeic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in vineyards and grassland areas in the Campanha region, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Check List (São Paulo. Online), v. 8, p. 1184-1189, 2012.

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2011

BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; SILVA, R. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. Cerrado ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as indicators of edge effects. ZOOLOGIA-CURITIBA, v. 28, p. 379-387, 2011.

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SOLIS, D. R. ; NAKANO, M. A. ; FOX, E. G. P. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; BUENO, O. C. ; MORINI, M. S. C. . Description of the Immatures of Myrmelachista catharinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Insect Science, v. 11, p. 1-9, 2011.

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2010

BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; DINIZ, J. L. M. ; FEITOSA, R. M. The venom apparatus and other morphological characters of the ant Martialis heureka (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Martialinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (USP.Museu de Zoologia. Impresso), v. 50, p. 413-423, 2010.

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DELABIE, J. C. H. ; DA ROCHA, W. D. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; DEVIENNE, P. ; FRESNEAU, D. Gnamptogenys concinna (F. Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae): nouvelles données sur sa distribution et commentaires sur ce cas de gigantisme dans le genre Gnamptogenys. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, v. 115, p. 269-277, 2010.

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2009

SILVA, R. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; DINIZ, J. L. M. Tropidomyrmex elianae, a new myrmicine ant genus and species from Brazil, tentatively assigned to Solenopsidini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zootaxa (Online), v. 2025, p. 32-38, 2009.

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2008

BRANDÃO, C. R. F. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; SCHMIDT, F. A. ; SOLAR, R. R. C. . Rediscovery of the putatively extinct ant species Simopelta minima (Brandão 1989) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a discussion on rarity and conservation status of ant species. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, v. 52, p. 480-483, 2008.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C. R. F. A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical myrmicine ant genus Lachnomyrmex Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa (Online), v. 1890, p. 1-49, 2008.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; DINIZ, J. L. M. Revisionary Studies on the Enigmatic Neotropical Ant Genus Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae), With the Description of Two New Species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, v. 17, p. 64-82, 2008.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; HORA, R. R. ; DELABIE, J. C. H. ; VALENZUELA, J. ; FRESNEAU, D. . A New Social Parasite in the Ant Genus Ectatomma F. Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ectatomminae). Zootaxa (Online), v. 1713, p. 47-52, 2008.

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2007

FEITOSA, R. M. Aggregation and adult transportation in disturbed colonies of Wasmannia auropunctata Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux, v. 54, p. 200-201, 2007.

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FEITOSA, R. M. ; BRANDÃO, C.R.F. ; DIETZ, B. H. Basiceros scambognathus (Brown, 1949) n. comb., with the first worker and male descriptions, and a revised generic diagnosis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo), v. 47, p. 15-26, 2007.

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SILVA, R. R. ; FEITOSA, R. M. ; EBERHARDT, F. Reduced ant diversity along a habitat regeneration gradient in the southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Forest Ecology and Management, v. 240, p. 61-69, 2007.

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2005

FEITOSA, R. M. ; RIBEIRO, A. S. Mirmecofauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) de serapilheira de uma área de Floresta Atlântica no Parque Estadual da Cantareira - São Paulo, Brasil. Biotemas (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, v. 18, n.2, p. 51-71, 2005.

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