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This list was compiled by first searching Formis 2002 for references with ‘Myrmecocystus depilis’ or ‘Myrmecocystus melliger depilis’ in any field. The resulting list was edited to remove any entries that were dissertations, specific to pest control, concerned primarily with myrmecophiles or predators, or, generally judged to have marginal relevance to this ant species.
(Beckham 1980, Chew 1977, 1987, 1995, Cokendolpher 1990, Cokendolpher & Francke 1990, Diniz Filho & Fowler 1998, Fowler & Whitford 1982, Hölldobler 1981, 1982, 1987, Hunt & Snelling 1975, Kay 1974, 1978, Levings & Traniello 1982 ("1981"), López Moreno & Díaz Betancourt 1987, López Moreno & Diaz Bitancourt 1982, Martin & Martin 1971, Neece & Bartell 1982, Rojas Fernández & Fragoso 1994, Schumacher & Whitford 1976, Shaffer & Whitford 1981, Snelling 1982, Sudd 1987, Wheeler & Wheeler 1985, Wheeler 1901, Whitford 1978)