For over a century, the paradigm has been that sex invariably increases genetic variation,
despite many renowned biologists asserting that sex decreases most genetic variation. Sex …

Abstract Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) constitute a diversified insect group with more than
12,000 species described. Like other hymenopterans, they are haplodiploid whereby …

The major rDNA genes are composed of tandem repeats and are part of the nucleolus
organizing regions (NORs). They are highly conserved and therefore useful in …

Simple Summary The class Insecta constitutes the largest group of terrestrial animals, with
more than a million described species. As in all other animals, insect genomes contain …

Abstract Dinoponera lucida (Formicidae; Ponerinae) is an extinction-threatened species of
ant which is endemic in the central corridor of the Atlantic Forest. We used mitochondrial …

Dinoponera Roger 1861 has been revised several times. However, species limits remain
questionable due to limited collection and undescribed males. We re-evaluate the species …

Although the Hymenoptera represent a remarkably diverse and socioeconomically important
group that is of considerable interest in genome biology, they remain understudied in terms …

Telomeric sequences are conserved across species. The most common sequence reported
among insects is (TTAGG) n, but its universal occurrence is not a consensus because other …

Two valid ant species, Camponotus rufipes and Camponotus renggeri, have recently been
the subject of a broad discussion with reference to taxa synonymization. Both species are …

Ants play essential roles in most terrestrial ecosystems and may be considered pests for
agriculture and agroforestry. Recent morphological and molecular data have challenged …