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 * Winkler bags are an invaluable tool for collecting ants from leaf litter. Benoit Guénard (see his blog) has produced three videos on the use of Winkler bags, Ant collection with Winkler Extractors, Ant collection with Winkler Extractors-2 and Hanging Winkler Bags. If you're new to collecting ants this is a great place to start.
 * Matthew Prebus published a [[Media:Prebus, M. 2015. Palearctic elements in the old world tropics a taxonomic revision of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr for the Afrotropical biogeographical region.pdf|paper]] describing four new species of Temnothorax from Kenya: Temnothorax brevidentis, Temnothorax mpala, Temnothorax rufus and Temnothorax solidinodus.
 * Bob Taylor published the second part of his series on Australasian ants of the subfamily Heteroponerinae, describing nine new species.
 * Brendon Boudinot continues leading the way with male ants, publishing a paper including the first global male-based key to subfamilies.
 * Shingo Hosoishi publishes a [[Media:Hosoishi, S. 2015. Revision of the Crematogaster ranavalonae-group in Asia, with description of two new species.pdf|paper]] on the Crematogaster ranavalonae-group in Asia with the description of two new species, Crematogaster hashimi and Crematogaster imperfecta.
 * AntWiki added its 330th identification key recently. See the list of these keys.

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 * Bob Taylor publishes a [[Media:Taylor 2015.pdf|study]] of Australian Myrmecia species, with descriptions of four new species, Myrmecia banksi, Myrmecia haskinsorum, Myrmecia imaii, Myrmecia impaternata
 * Morphological details have been added to AntWiki genus pages. Check Gnamptogenys for an example.