Longino, John Thomas

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
E-mail: longinoj@evergreen.edu Born 5 October 1956; Sarasota, Florida Address Lab 1 The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington 98505 Education B.S., Duke University, 1978 (graduation with distinction in zoology) Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1984 (Zoology); Advisor: L. E. Gilbert Professional Experience Research Associate in Entomology, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 1985 to present. Member of the Faculty, The Evergreen State College, 1991 to present. Scientific Director, Project ALAS, 1991 to present. Research Interests Work on the taxonomy of neotropical ants since 1984, both revisions of selected genera (Crematogaster, Myrmelachista, Azteca, Procryptocerus), and regional faunistic work in Costa Rica; studies of the biology of the ant-plant associations, particularly the association between Cecropia trees and Azteca ants in the neotropics; biodiversity inventory methodology.

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Ayala Wetterer Longino & Hartl 1996.pdf|Ayala, F. J.; Wetterer, J. K.; Longino, J. T.; Hartl, D. L. 1996. Molecular phylogeny of Azteca ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the colonization of Cecropia trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 5:423-428. [1996-04] PDF]]


 * Dubovikoff, D.A.; Longino, J. T. 2004. A new species of the genus Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) from Costa Rica. Zootaxa 776: 1-10


 * LaPolla, J.S. & Longino, J.T. 2006. An unusual new Brachymyrmex Mayr from Costa Rica, with implications for the phylogeny of the lasiine tribe group. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108: 297-305.


 * Longino, J.T. 1988. Notes on the taxonomy of the Neotropical ant genus Thaumatomyrmex Mayr (pp. 35-42). In Trager, J.C. (Ed.). Advances in Myrmecology: 551 pp. New York. [(31.xii).1988.]


 * Longino, J.T. 1989. Taxonomy of the Cecropia-inhabiting ants in the Azteca alfari species group: evidence for two broadly sympatric species. Contributions in Science 412: 1-16. [19.xii.1989.]


 * Longino, J.T. 1991. Taxonomy of the Cecropia-inhabiting Azteca ants. Journal of Natural History 25: 1571-1602. [31.xii.1991.]


 * Longino, J.T. 1996. Taxonomic characterization of some live-stem inhabiting Azteca in Costa Rica, with special reference to the ants of Cordia (Boraginaceae) and Triplaris (Polygonaceae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 5: 131-156. [22.viii.1996.]


 * Longino, J.T. 2003a. The Crematogaster of Costa Rica. Zootaxa 151: 1-150. [5.iii.2003.]


 * Longino, J.T. 2003b. A new Costa Rican species of Leptanilloides. Zootaxa 264: 1-6. [11.viii.2003.]


 * Longino, J.T. 2005. Complex nesting behavior by two Neotropical species of the ant genus Stenamma. Biotropica 37: 670-675.


 * Longino, J.T. 2006a. A taxonomic review of the genus Myrmelachista in Costa Rica. Zootaxa 1141: 1-54.


 * Longino, J.T. 2006b. New species and nomenclatural changes for the Costa Rican ant fauna. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8: 131-143.


 * Longino, J.T. 2007. A taxonomic review of the genus Azteca in Costa Rica and a global revision of the aurita group. Zootaxa 1491: 1-63.


 * Longino, J.T. 2009. Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole. Zootaxa 2181: 1-90.


 * [[Media:Longino 2010.pdf|Longino, J.T. 2010. A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel in Central America. Zootaxa 2720: 35-58. PDF]]


 * Longino, J.T. & Cover, S. 2004. A revision of the Aphaenogaster phalangium complex. Zootaxa 655: 1-12.


 * Longino, J.T. & Cox, D.J. 2009. Pheidole bilimeki reconsidered. Zootaxa 1985: 34-42.


 * Longino, J.T. & Fernández, F. 2007. Taxonomic review of the genus Wasmannia (pp. 271-289). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 690 pp


 * Longino, J.T. & Hartley, D.A. 1995. Perissomyrmex snyderi is native to Central America and exhibits worker polymorphism. Psyche 101 (1994): 195-202. [1995.]


 * Longino, J.T. & Snelling, R.R. 2002. A taxonomic revision of the Procryptocerus of Central America. Contributions in Science 495: 1-30. [22.xi.2002.]


 * Snelling, R. R.; Longino, J. T. 1992. Revisionary notes on the fungus-growing ants of the genus Cyphomyrmex, rimosus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Attini). Pp. 479-494 in: Quintero, D., Aiello, A. (eds.)  Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: selected studies.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, xxii + 692 pp.


 * Sosa-Calvo, J. & Longino, J.T. 2008. Subfamilia Proceratiinae (pp. 219-237). In Jíminez, E., Fernández, F., Arias, T.M. & Lozano-Zambrano, F.H. (eds). Sistematica, biogeografia y conservación de las hormigas cazadoras de Colombia: 609 pp. Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, Bogota.