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La Rivers, I. 1968. "A first listing of the ants of Nevada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Occas. Pap. Biol. Soc. Nev. 17:1-12.
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This list was compiled by first searching Formis 2002 for references with ‘Myrmecocystus melliger’ or ‘Myrmecocystus comatus’ 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.
(Allred & Cole 1979, Andrews 1916, Beckham 1980, Bernstein 1979, Buren 1983, Cokendolpher 1990, Cokendolpher & Francke 1990, Creighton & Crandall 1954, Diniz Filho & Fowler 1998, Dumpert 1978, 1981, Emery 1893, Feener 1978, Forel 1880, Kellogg 1905, 1908, 1914, La Rivers 1968, Lucas 1860, Ramos Elorduy de Conconi & Pino Moreno 1981 (1979), Ramos Elorduy de Conconi et al. 1988 (1987), Ramos Elorduy de Conconi & Rodríguez 1977, Ramos Elorduy et al. 1998, Rees & Grundmann 1940, Sharp 1968 (1899), Snelling 1969, Van Pelt 1983, Viswanath 1983, Wheeler & Wheeler 1985, Wheeler 1901, Young & Howell 1964)