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First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, Ischnura genei (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae) by Schifani, Enrico

“…Among odonates that exhibit endophytic oviposition, a few, mostly damselflies, are known to be able to perform underwater oviposition. Among them, just a few…”
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Exotic Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Invading Mediterranean Europe: a Brief Summary over About 200 Years of Documented Introductions by Schifani, Enrico

“…Exotic ants have emerged as a relevant topic worldwide because of their remarkable impacts on native ecosystems and human activities. A first regional overview…”
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Plesiobiotic Associations Between Ants: A Common Yet Underreported Phenomenon in the Mediterranean Region? by Schifani, Enrico, Alicata, Antonio

“…Among ants, plesiobiotic associations are defined as occasional or regular nesting of heterospecific colonies in close proximity and without any biological…”
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First record of the vulnerable social parasite ant Plagiolepis grassei in Italy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Schifani, Enrico

“…The first Italian records of the rare parasitic ant species Plagiolepis grassei Le Masne, 1956 are here reported. This species is considered as “Vulnerable” by…”
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Fight or flight alternative mating tactics may explain the iconic male polymorphism of the European stag beetle by Giannetti, Daniele, Schifani, Enrico, Rolli, Enrico, Fior, Emanuele, Pasquali, Benedetta, Campanaro, Alessandro, Grasso, Donato A.

“…The existence of different male morphologies within a single species is associated with alternative mating tactics across different animal groups, offering…”
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First Record of the Exotic Ant Hypoponera ergatandria in Italy: Indoor Alate Swarms and Stinging Queens by Schifani, Enrico, Pezzin, Alex, Castracani, Cristina, Grasso, Donato A.

“…Until recently, Hypoponera ergatandria was commonly misidentified as H. punctatissima, both of which are widespread tramp ant species. Today, H. ergatandria…”
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Discovering the Pandora’s box: the invasion of alien flatworms in Italy by Mori, Emiliano, Magoga, Giulia, Panella, Marta, Montagna, Matteo, Winsor, Leigh, Justine, Jean-Lou, Menchetti, Mattia, Schifani, Enrico, Melone, Beatrice, Mazza, Giuseppe

“…Alien land planarians have been scarcely recorded in Italy and the aim of this work was to update the distribution of alien planarians in Italy using a citizen…”
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Predatory Abilities of Two Mediterranean Ants on the Eggs and Larvae of the Codling Moth Cydia pomonella by Schifani, Enrico, Giannetti, Daniele, Grasso, Donato A

“…The predatory ability of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) against insect pests can offer an important service to agricultural activities and may sometimes be…”
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Focusing on the role of abiotic and biotic drivers on cross-taxon congruence by Bazzato, Erika, Lallai, Erik, Caria, Michele, Schifani, Enrico, Cillo, Davide, Ancona, Cesare, Pantini, Paolo, Maccherini, Simona, Bacaro, Giovanni, Marignani, Michela

“…•A consistent cross-taxon congruence pattern was evident across almost all taxa.•Taxa remained associated even removing the effects of abiotic factors.•Biotic…”
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Integrating morphology with phylogenomics to describe four island endemic species of Temnothorax from Sicily and Malta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Schifani, Enrico, Prebus, Matthew M., Alicata, Antonio

“…Temnothorax (Myrmicinae, Crematogastrini) is one of the most diverse Holarctic ant genera, and new taxonomic advancements are still frequent worldwide. The…”
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Tool use in pavement battles between ants: first report of Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using soil-dropping as an interference strategy by Schifani, Enrico, Castracani, Cristina, Giannetti, Daniele, Spotti, Fiorenza A., Mori, Alessandra, Grasso, Donato A.

“…Soil-dropping is a rarely observed interference behavior so far only documented for six phylogenetically very diverse ant species. Usually, it is employed…”
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Quantitative morphology and mtDNA reveal that Lasius maltaeus is not endemic to the Maltese Islands (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Menchetti, Mattia, Schifani, Enrico, Alicata, Antonio, Vila, Roger

“…Lasius maltaeus Seifert, 2020 was recently described as a Maltese endemic ant based on quantitative morphology, after decades of uncertainties over the…”
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Geographic and climatic constraints on bioregionalization of European ants by Wang, Runxi, Kass, Jamie M., Galkowski, Christophe, Garcia, Federico, Hamer, Matthew T., Radchenko, Alexander, Salata, Sebastian D., Schifani, Enrico, Yusupov, Zalimkhan M., Economo, Evan P., Guénard, Benoit

“…Aim Biogeographical regionalization is scant for most insect groups due to shortfalls in distribution and phylogenetic information, namely the Wallacean and…”
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Morphology and phenology of sexuals and new distribution data on the blind Mediterranean ant Hypoponera abeillei (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Schifani, Enrico, Scupola, Antonio, Menchetti, Mattia, Bazzato, Erika, Espadaler, Xavier

“…Hypoponera abeillei is the sole member of the otherwise exclusively Afrotropical abeillei group to occur in the West-Palearctic and since its first description…”
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Overview of the ant genus Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India and Sri Lanka, with an illustrated key and the description of a new species by Akbar, Shahid Ali, Bharti, Himender, Schifani, Enrico, Wachkoo, Aijaz Ahmad

“…The ant genus Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 (Myrmicinae, Crematogastrini) mostly occurs in the Australasian and Oriental regions. We revised its diversity in India…”
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A new species of yellow acorn ant discovered in Italy via integrative taxonomy (Temnothorax luteus-complex, Formicidae) by Csősz, Sándor, Schifani, Enrico, Seifert, Bernhard, Alicata, Antonio, Prebus, Matthew M.

“…The Mediterranean, a global hotspot for rare ant species, hosts a significant representation of the global diversity of the mainly Holarctic ant genus…”
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Ant diversity on the largest Mediterranean islands: on the presence or absence of 28 species in Sicily (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Schifani, Enrico, Csősz, Sándor, Viviano, Roberto, Alicata, Antonio

“…The ant fauna of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean basin, has been significantly overlooked over the time. Drafting a reliable Sicilian ant…”
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New Tools for Conservation Biological Control: Testing Ant-Attracting Artificial Nectaries to Employ Ants as Plant Defenders by Schifani, Enrico, Castracani, Cristina, Giannetti, Daniele, Spotti, Fiorenza Augusta, Reggiani, Roberto, Leonardi, Stefano, Mori, Alessandra, Grasso, Donato Antonio

“…Knowledge of the role of ants in many agroecosystems is relatively scarce, and in temperate regions the possibility to exploit ants as biocontrol agents for…”
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Alien ants spreading through Europe: Brachyponera chinensis and Nylanderia vividula in Italy by Schifani, Enrico, Grunicke, David, Montechiarini, Andrea, Pradera, Carlos, Vila, Roger, Menchetti, Mattia

“…The number of known alien ant species throughout Europe has been steadily increasing during the last few decades and Italy has been no exception, with four new…”
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Integrative biodiversity inventory of ants from a Sicilian archipelago reveals high diversity on young volcanic islands (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Schär, Sämi, Menchetti, Mattia, Schifani, Enrico, Hinojosa, Joan Carles, Platania, Leonardo, Dapporto, Leonardo, Vila, Roger

“…Islands are fascinating study systems for biogeography, allowing researchers to investigate patterns across organisms on a comparable geographical scale. They…”
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