Ant systematics: past, present, and future

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/61989592:15310/25:73634957

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://academic.oup.com/isd/article-pdf/9/4/11/64217267/ixaf025.pdf" target="_blank" >https://academic.oup.com/isd/article-pdf/9/4/11/64217267/ixaf025.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaf025" target="_blank" >10.1093/isd/ixaf025</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Ant systematics: past, present, and future

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has progressed in waves since the first 17 species were described by Linnaeus in the 1758 edition of Systema Naturae. Since then, over 18,000 species-rank names have accumulated for the global myrmecofauna, of which similar to 14,260 living and similar to 810 fossil species are valid. Here, we provide a synopsis of ant biodiversity and review the history and classification of the family, while highlighting the massive growth of the field in the new millennium. We observe that major transformation has occurred for ant classification due to advances in DNA sequencing technologies, model-based hypothesis testing, and imaging technologies. We therefore provide a revised and illustrated list of diagnostic character states for the higher clades of Formicidae, recognizing that vastly more work is to be done. To facilitate discussion and the systematic accumulation of evolutionary knowledge for the early evolution of the ants, we suggest an informal nomenclatural system for the higher clades of ants, based on names currently in use and a set of names that have been democratically selected by the authors. To guide future work on ant systematics, we summarize currently available databases and present perspectives on regions in need of biodiversity exploration, challenges facing the field, and the future of ant taxonomy.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Ant systematics: past, present, and future

Popis výsledku anglicky

The classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has progressed in waves since the first 17 species were described by Linnaeus in the 1758 edition of Systema Naturae. Since then, over 18,000 species-rank names have accumulated for the global myrmecofauna, of which similar to 14,260 living and similar to 810 fossil species are valid. Here, we provide a synopsis of ant biodiversity and review the history and classification of the family, while highlighting the massive growth of the field in the new millennium. We observe that major transformation has occurred for ant classification due to advances in DNA sequencing technologies, model-based hypothesis testing, and imaging technologies. We therefore provide a revised and illustrated list of diagnostic character states for the higher clades of Formicidae, recognizing that vastly more work is to be done. To facilitate discussion and the systematic accumulation of evolutionary knowledge for the early evolution of the ants, we suggest an informal nomenclatural system for the higher clades of ants, based on names currently in use and a set of names that have been democratically selected by the authors. To guide future work on ant systematics, we summarize currently available databases and present perspectives on regions in need of biodiversity exploration, challenges facing the field, and the future of ant taxonomy.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10616 - Entomology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Insect Systematics and Diversity

ISSN

2399-3421

e-ISSN

2399-3421

Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

42

Strana od-do

11

Kód UT WoS článku

001567143500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105015433701