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This is a list of open access articles related to ants, listed by subfamily. Links may be added to this list, but please only add articles containing content that can be reused on Wikipedia – this is not a list of references or an attempt at collecting all OA articles related to ants. The numbers indicate how much of the articles' content has been added to Wikipedia so far. E.g. 1/3 means that some content has been used, but there's more to add. Articles already completely mined for content are kept in the list, but grayed out.

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Open access resources

• Zootaxa: Hymenoptera Zootaxa articles ("All open access papers are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License." but not all Zootaxa articles are open access; use this link check)
• Journal of Insect Science: Complete Paper Listing ("The Journal of Insect Science uses the Creative Commons Attribution License for copyright." )
• Hindawi: Search form (Hindawi's search form is not very good, querying search engines using the site keyword often yields better results, e.g. "site:hindawi.com formicidae" on Google)
• Pensoft "All open access papers and news items on this site are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)."[1]
• Sociobiology "Sociobiology is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available ... Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission ..."[2] (cc-by-3.0)
• Biotaxa
• BioMed Central: Link
• PLOS ONE: Link
• Templates: {{Open access}}, {{Closed access}}, attribution template: {{OA-attribution}}

Open access articles

Subfamily	Genus	Article(s)
Aenictinae	Aenictus	0/? 1/? First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species 1/? The Aenictus ceylonicus species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae) from Southeast Asia 1/? Review of the Southeast Asian species of the Aenictus javanus and Aenictus philippinensis species groups (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae)
Agroecomyrmecinae	Subfamily article	2/2
Agroecomyrmecinae	Tatuidris	3/3 1/1
Amblyoponinae	Adetomyrma	2/3 A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae)
Amblyoponinae	Mystrium	½/1 1/?
Amblyoponinae	Stigmatomma	0/? A Revision of Male Ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with Resurrections of the Genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer
Amblyoponinae	Xymmer	1/? A Revision of Male Ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with Resurrections of the Genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer
Aneuretinae	Aneuretus	0/? Two new localities of Sri Lankan Relict Ant Aneuretus simoni Emery, 1893 (Formicidae: Aneuretinae) with the very first record in the intermediate zone
Cerapachyinae	Cerapachys	1/? Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Cerapachys Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India
Cerapachyinae	Sphinctomyrmex	2/2
Cerapachyinae	Simopone	1/?
Cerapachyinae	Tanipone	1/?
Cerapachyinae	Vicinopone	1/?
Dolichoderinae	Subfamily article	0/? A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to genera of the subfamily Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae	Aptinoma	1/? Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Dolichoderinae	Azteca	1/? First cytogenetic characterization of a species of the arboreal ant genus Azteca Forel, 1978 (Dolichoderinae, Formicidae)
Dolichoderinae	Dorymyrmex	0/? The Ant Genus Dorymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in Colombia
Dolichoderinae	Leptomyrmex	2/3 Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Dolichoderinae	Liometopum	2/3 A Review of the Biology, Ecology and Behavior of Velvety Tree Ants of North America
Dolichoderinae	Ravavy	1/? Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Dolichoderinae	Tapinoma	1/? A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species
Dolichoderinae	Technomyrmex	1/? Technomyrmex montaseri sp. n., a new ant species of the T. gibbosus-group from Oman (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a key to the Technomyrmex species of the Arabian Peninsula
Dorylinae	Dorylus	0/2 (genus); 1/2 (species) Taxonomy of the African army ant Dorylus gribodoi Emery, 1892 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) - new insights from DNA sequence data and morphology 0/? A molecular phylogeny of Dorylus army ants provides evidence for multiple evolutionary transitions in foraging niche
Ectatomminae	Gnamptogenys	0/? Geographic Spread of Gnamptogenys triangularis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae)
Formicinae	Brachymyrmex	0/?
Formicinae	Camponotus	0/? A New Species of Neotropical Carpenter Ant in the Genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Apparently without Major Workers
Formicinae	Cataglyphis	0/? Smells like home: Desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, use olfactory landmarks to pinpoint the nest
Formicinae	Euprenolepis	1/2
Formicinae	Lasius	0/? Foraging Activity of Native Ants on Trees in Forest Fragments Colonized by the Invasive Ant Lasius neglectus
Formicinae	Melophorus	½/? (genus); 1/2 (species) Nest Relocation and Colony Founding in the Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Formicinae	Paraparatrechina	0/? Taxonomic revision of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions 0/? On the immature stages of the crazy ant Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Formicinae	Paratrechina	?/? ?/?
Formicinae	Polyrhachis	0/? Biogeography of Timor and Surrounding Wallacean Islands: Endemism in Ants of the Genus Polyrhachis Fr. Smith
Leptanilloidinae	Subfamily article	0/2
Leptanilloidinae	Amyrmex	1/1
Leptanilloidinae	Leptanilloides	½/2 0/? Three new species and reassessment of the rare Neotropical ant genus Leptanilloides (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Leptanilloidinae)
Myrmicinae	Acromyrmex	1/? Monoculture of Leafcutter Ant Gardens 0/? A mixed community of actinomycetes produce multiple antibiotics for the fungus farming ant Acromyrmex octospinosus 0/? Spatial Distribution and Architecture of Acromyrmex landolti Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nests in Pastures of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil
Myrmicinae	Adelomyrmex	0/? A review of the ant genus Adelomyrmex Emery 1897 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Central America
Myrmicinae	Anergates	0/? Unusual Ant Hosts of the Socially Parasitic Ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Myrmicinae	Aphaenogaster	0/? The Biology and Natural History of Aphaenogaster rudis
Myrmicinae	Atta	0/? Diversity of Fungi Associated with Atta bisphaerica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): The Activity of Aspergillus ochraceus and Beauveria bassiana 0/? Monoculture of Leafcutter Ant Gardens 0/? Do Leaf Cutting Ants Cut Undetected? Testing the Effect of Ant-Induced Plant Defences on Foraging Decisions in Atta colombica 0/? (Ant colony) Sequential Load Transport in Grass-Cutting Ants (Atta vollenweideri): Maximization of Plant Delivery Rate or Improved Information Transfer? 0/? Alternative Control of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta bisphaerica Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Via Homeopathic Baits 0/? Expressed sequence tags from Atta laevigata and identification of candidate genes for the control of pest leaf-cutting ants
Myrmicinae	Cardiocondyla	0/? Cardiocondyla pirata sp. n. – a new Philippine ant with enigmatic pigmentation pattern (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) 0/? The Spatial Distribution of mtDNA and Phylogeographic Analysis of the Ant Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan
Myrmicinae	Carebara	0/? 1/? First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n.
Myrmicinae	Crematogaster	0/3 Taxonomy and Natural History of the Crematogaster (Decacrema)-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar 0/3 A subgeneric revision of Crematogaster and discussion of regional species-groups (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 0/? Rediscovery of Crematogaster subgenus Colobocrema (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Southeast Asia 0/? How Much Variation Can One Ant Species Hold? Species Delimitation in the Crematogaster kelleri-Group in Madagascar 0/? Taxonomy and species-groups of the subgenus Crematogaster (Orthocrema) in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Myrmicinae	Daceton	2/2 2/3 The Ecology and Feeding Habits of the Arboreal Trap-Jawed Ant Daceton armigerum
Myrmicinae	Diaphoromyrma	0/? Diaphoromyrma, a new myrmicine ant genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from North Eastern Brazil
Myrmicinae	Lenomyrmex	1/1 First Record of Lenomyrmex inusitatus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Ecuador and Description of the Queen
Myrmicinae	Lordomyrma	1/?
Myrmicinae	Megalomyrmex	2/3 A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America
Myrmicinae	Meranoplus	½/? A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males
Myrmicinae	Monomorium	0/? Monomorium dryhimi sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the M. monomorium group from Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Arabian Monomorium monomorium-group
Myrmicinae	Myrmica	0/? Myrmica afghanica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new ant species from Afghanistan 0/? Myrmica elmesi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) a new species from Himalaya 0/? Myrmica Ants and Their Butterfly Parasites with Special Focus on the Acoustic Communication
Myrmicinae	Nylanderia	2/3 Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World: An introduction to the systematics and biology of the genus 0/? Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part I: Nylanderia in the Afrotropics
Myrmicinae	Octostruma	1/3 A revision of the ant genus Octostruma Forel 1912 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Myrmicinae	Oxyepoecus	1/? Distribution and Diversity of the Cryptic Ant Genus Oxyepoecus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Paraguay with Descriptions of Two New Species
Myrmicinae	Pheidole	2/3 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
Myrmicinae	Pristomyrmex	½/? Pristomyrmex tsujii sp. n. and P. mandibularis Mann (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Fiji
Myrmicinae	Pyramica	0/? First Record of Pyramica epinotalis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the United States 0/? Colony Structure and Nest Location of Two Species of Dacetine Ants: Pyramica ohioensis (Kennedy & Schramm) and Pyramica rostrata (Emery) in Maryland (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Myrmicinae	Solenopsis	0/? Ants of the Genus Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with Description of a New Species, Solenopsis elhawagryi 0/? Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America 0/? Intraspecific and Intracolonial Variation in the Profile of Venom Alkaloids and Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Fire Ant Solenopsis saevissima Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Myrmicinae	Stenamma	½/?
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax	0/? 0/?
Myrmicinae	Tetramorium	0/? 0/? 0/? 0/? The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups 0/? 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 0/? 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 0/? A New Ant Species of the Genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a Revised Key to the Arabian Species 0/? The Tetramorium tortuosum species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) revisited - taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical T. capillosum species complex 0/? Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new records including a tramp species from India with a revised key
Myrmicinae	Tyrannomyrmex	1/2
Myrmicinae	Wasmannia	0/? Field trapping the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata
Ponerinae	Subfamily article	0/? A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to subfamilies and treatment of the genera of Ponerinae
Ponerinae	Asphinctopone	1/? 1/?
Ponerinae	Centromyrmex	0/? 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)
Ponerinae	Dinoponera	2/3 A revision of the giant Amazonian ants of the genus Dinoponera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Ponerinae	Feroponera	1/1
Ponerinae	Hypoponera	0/? Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Ponerinae	Odontomachus	0/? Natural history of the Neotropical arboreal ant, Odontomachus hastatus: Nest sites, foraging schedule, and diet 0/? The nest architecture of the ant Odontomachus brunneus
Ponerinae	Pachycondyla	0/? Revision of the Pachycondyla sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar 0/? Revision of the Pachycondyla wasmannii-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Malagasy region 0/? On the evolution of the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new species 0/? Contribution of Cytogenetics to the Debate on the Paraphyly of Pachycondyla spp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae) 0/? (Bothroponera/Pachycondyla) A New Species of Afrotropical Ants in the Genus Bothroponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)
Ponerinae	Phrynoponera	2/2 [3] The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Phrynoponera Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Ponerinae	Promyopias	2/2 [4] 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)
Ponerinae	Procryptocerus	0/? A descriptive morphology of the ant genus Procryptocerus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Proceratiinae	Subfamily article	0/? A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to genera of the subfamily Proceratiinae
Sphecomyrminae	Zigrasimecia	0/? A New Genus of Highly Specialized Ants in Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Checklist	Andorra	2/2 [5] A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Andorra
Checklist	Bulgaria	0/? Catalogue of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Bulgaria
Checklist	California	0/? A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Checklist	China	0/? A checklist of the ants of China
Checklist	Philippines	0/? A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines
Checklist	Solomon Islands	0/? Checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Solomon Islands and a new survey of Makira Island
Topic/subject	Phylogeny, classification	0/? Phylogeny, classification, and species-level taxonomy of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Topic/subject	Winkler extraction	0/? Influence of leaf litter moisture on the efficiency of the Winkler method for extracting ants
Topic/subject	Plesiobiosis	0/? (Plesiobiosis) Nesting Associations without Interdependence: A Preliminary Review on Plesiobiosis in Ants
Topic/subject	Ant navigation	0/? Landmarks or panoramas: what do navigating ants attend to for guidance? 0/? Walking on inclines: how do desert ants monitor slope and step length
Topic/subject	Ant parasites	0/? Nematode Parasites and Associates of Ants: Past and Present 0/? Diversity of Species and Behavior of Hymenopteran Parasitoids of Ants: A Review 0/? Ecto- and Endoparasitic Fungi on Ants from the Holarctic Region 0/? Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants
Topic/subject	Army ants	0/? Army Ants Trapped by Their Evolutionary History