Barry Bolton is an English
myrmecologist, an expert on the classification,
systematics, and taxonomy of
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
s, who long worked at the
Natural History Museum, London
The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum an ...
. He is known especially for monographs on African and Asian ants, and for encyclopaedic global works, including the ''Identification Guide to Ant Genera'' (1994), ''A New General Catalogue of Ants of the World'' (1995,
updated in 2007), ''Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae'' (2003), and ''Bolton's Catalogue of Ants of the World: 1758-2005'' (2007). Now retired, Bolton is a Fellow of the
Royal Entomological Society
The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomologists.
The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of Londo ...
and Myrmecologist, Biodiversity Division, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London.
Recognition
At least 21 species of ants are named in Bolton's honour:
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Anochetus boltoni''
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Anomalomyrma boltoni''
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Cataulacus boltoni''
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Chimaeridris boltoni''
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Cryptomyrmex boltoni''
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Daceton boltoni''
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Leptanilla boltoni''
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Loweriella boltoni''
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Meranoplus boltoni''
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Monomorium boltoni''
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Myrmica boltoni''
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Nylanderia boltoni''
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Pheidole boltoni''
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Plagiolepis boltoni''
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Polyrhachis boltoni''
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Pristomyrmex boltoni''
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Proceratium boltoni''
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Stigmatomma boltoni''
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Strumigenys boltoni''
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Tetramorium boltoni''
Literature
* Bolton, B. (1994
''Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World'' Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retir ...
.
* Bolton, B., Gary Alpert, Philip S. Ward and Piotr Naskrecki (2007)
''Bolton's Catalogue of Ants of the World 1758-2005'' Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retir ...
.
* Bolton, B. (2003). Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, vol 71., pp. 1–370
Bolton's Synopsis and Classification of Ants of the World* Bolton's publications
List of publications and pdfsa
antbase.org
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolton, Barry
Living people
Entomologists from London
Myrmecologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Fellows of the Royal Entomological Society