Allred, D.M. 1982. "Ants of Utah." Great Basin Nat. 42:415-511.
Diniz Filho, J.A.F., and H.G. Fowler. 1998. "Honey ants (Genus Myrmecocystus) macroecology: Effect of spatial patterns on the relationship between worker body size and geographic range size." Environ. Entomol. 27:1094-1101.
Emery, C. 1893. "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamerikanischen Ameisenfauna." Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 7:633-682.
La Rivers, I. 1968. "A first listing of the ants of Nevada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Occas. Pap. Biol. Soc. Nev. 17:1-12.
Snelling, R.R. 1969. "Taxonomic notes on the Myrmecocystus melliger complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Contr. Sci. (Los Angel.) 170:1-9.
Wall, W.J., Jr. 1954. "Mirolepisma deserticola Silvestri, a myrmecophile from California (Thysanura: Lepismatidae)." Pan-Pac. Entomol. 30:56-58.
This list was compiled by first searching Formis 2002 for references with ‘Myrmecocystus semirufus’ or ‘Myrmecocystus melliger semirufus’ or ‘Myrmecocystus semirufa’ 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 1982, Diniz Filho & Fowler 1998, Emery 1893, Krafchick 1959, La Rivers 1968, Snelling 1969, Wall 1954)