PhD
Alice Laciny
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Alice Lacinys ORCID Eintrag:
Konrad-Lorenz-Institut für Evolutions- und Kognitionsforschung,
Klosterneuburg
Academic qualifications
2007 – 2011: Bachelor graduation course, University of Vienna
2011 – 2014: Master graduation course, zoology, University of Vienna
April 15th 2014: MSc “Mating success and ectoparasitic load in the red soldier beetle Rhagonycha fulva (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)”, Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna
2015 – 2019: PhD student, Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna. Dissertation topic “Phenotypic integration and caste characterization in the ant tribe Camponotini”, supervised by a.o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Leo Nemeschkal
January 29th 2019: PhD graduation, University of Vienna
Professional experience
2011 – 2014: Tutor for first-semester students of biology, University of Vienna
2014: Internship (240 hours) at the Institute for Parasitology, Veterinary University of Vienna
2014 – 2019: Technical assistant for WWTF project “Voluntary Self-Sacrifice in Exploding Ants: a mechanism to defend co-evolved microbiomes?”, Natural History Museum Vienna.
2019 – 2021: Postdoctoral fellow, project title “EcoEvoDevo in action: Parasite-induced morphologies in ants”, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Klosterneuburg
2021 – 2022: ÖAW L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowship, “Neurodiversity and anthropomorphism in social insect research”
2022 – ongoing: Science educator, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg
2022 – ongoing: Associated researcher at Natural History Museum Vienna; curatorial and scientific support at Hemiptera and Lepidoptera collections
Additional experience and awards
2014 – ongoing: Assistant editor of the Journal of the Austrian Entomologists' Association (AÖE), editor for English language articles
2017: Participation and certificate for MOOC Medical Entomology, Institut Pasteur
2017 – 2023: President of the Austrian Entomologists' Association (AÖE)
2023 – ongoing: Vice-President of the Austrian Entomologists' Association (AÖE)
2018: Winner of the ÖEG (Austrian Entomological Society) sponsorship grant for the publication “Morphological variation and mermithism in female castes of Colobopsis sp. nrSA, a Bornean "exploding ant" of the Colobopsis cylindrica group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).”
2018 – ongoing: Content producer and writer for Myrmecological News Blog
Additional skills and interests
Languages and Communication: English - fluent (Cambridge Certificate); French - advanced (B2); Hungarian, Russian - basic (A1).
Scientific and creative writing and publishing; editorial and peer-review experience; publications, posters, and talks in English and German; diversity and accessibility in science communication and outreach.
2007 – 2011: Bachelor graduation course, University of Vienna
2011 – 2014: Master graduation course, zoology, University of Vienna
April 15th 2014: MSc “Mating success and ectoparasitic load in the red soldier beetle Rhagonycha fulva (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)”, Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna
2015 – 2019: PhD student, Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna. Dissertation topic “Phenotypic integration and caste characterization in the ant tribe Camponotini”, supervised by a.o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hans Leo Nemeschkal
January 29th 2019: PhD graduation, University of Vienna
Professional experience
2011 – 2014: Tutor for first-semester students of biology, University of Vienna
2014: Internship (240 hours) at the Institute for Parasitology, Veterinary University of Vienna
2014 – 2019: Technical assistant for WWTF project “Voluntary Self-Sacrifice in Exploding Ants: a mechanism to defend co-evolved microbiomes?”, Natural History Museum Vienna.
2019 – 2021: Postdoctoral fellow, project title “EcoEvoDevo in action: Parasite-induced morphologies in ants”, Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Klosterneuburg
2021 – 2022: ÖAW L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowship, “Neurodiversity and anthropomorphism in social insect research”
2022 – ongoing: Science educator, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg
2022 – ongoing: Associated researcher at Natural History Museum Vienna; curatorial and scientific support at Hemiptera and Lepidoptera collections
Additional experience and awards
2014 – ongoing: Assistant editor of the Journal of the Austrian Entomologists' Association (AÖE), editor for English language articles
2017: Participation and certificate for MOOC Medical Entomology, Institut Pasteur
2017 – 2023: President of the Austrian Entomologists' Association (AÖE)
2023 – ongoing: Vice-President of the Austrian Entomologists' Association (AÖE)
2018: Winner of the ÖEG (Austrian Entomological Society) sponsorship grant for the publication “Morphological variation and mermithism in female castes of Colobopsis sp. nrSA, a Bornean "exploding ant" of the Colobopsis cylindrica group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).”
2018 – ongoing: Content producer and writer for Myrmecological News Blog
Additional skills and interests
Languages and Communication: English - fluent (Cambridge Certificate); French - advanced (B2); Hungarian, Russian - basic (A1).
Scientific and creative writing and publishing; editorial and peer-review experience; publications, posters, and talks in English and German; diversity and accessibility in science communication and outreach.
Zittra C., Kocziha Z., Pinnyei S., Harl J., Kieser K., Laciny A.,
Eigner B., Silbermayr K., G Duscher G.G., Fok É. and Fuehrer H.-P. (2015) Screening blood-fed mosquitoes for the diagnosis
of filarioid helminths and avian malaria. Parasites and Vectors 8: 4-9. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0637-4
Werblow A., Flechl E., Klimpel S., Zittra C., Lebl K., Kieser K., Laciny A., Silbermayr K., Melaun C. and Fuehrer H.-P. (2016) Direct PCR of indigenous and invasive mosquito species: a time- and cost-effective technique of mosquito barcoding. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 30: 8-13 doi: 10.1111/mve.12154
Laciny A. & Nemeschkal H. (2015) Disassortative parasitic infestation by larval mites of the genus Trombidium (Acari: Trombidiidae) influences mate choice in a population of the cantharid beetle Rhagonycha fulva Scopoli, 1763 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Entomologica Austriaca 0022: 75-89. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/46d0/dfbf22d30e651e2b059b62b9a85b67cfde47.pdf
Zettel H. & Laciny A. (2015) Contributions to the taxonomy of the ant genus Echinopla Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 62(1): 101-121. doi: 10.3897/dez.62.5093
Laciny A., Pal A. & Zettel H. (2015) Taxonomic notes on the ant genus Diacamma Mayr, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 67: 83-136.
Zettel H. & Laciny A. (2015) A new species of Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mindoro, the Philippines. Asian Myrmecology 7: 1-4. http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/publications/am07-1-4_zettel+laciny-2015.pdf
Laciny A., Zettel H., Pal A. & Zimmermann D. (2016) The ant genus Pristomyrmex (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B 118: 61-72. http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/118B_061072_Laciny.pdf
Laciny A., Zettel H. & Druzhinina I. (2016) Workers, soldiers, and gynes – morphometric characterization and description of the female castes of Camponotus singularis (Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). – Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 63(2): 183–193. doi: 10.3897/dez.63.9435
Zettel H., Pal A. & Laciny A. (2016) Taxonomic notes on the ant genus Diacamma Mayr, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) part 2. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 68: 129-168.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Metscher B., Kamariah A.S., Kopchinskiy A., Pretzer C. & Druzhinina I.S. (2017) Morphological variation and mermithism in female castes of Colobopsis sp. nrSA, a Bornean "exploding ant" of the Colobopsis cylindrica group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 24: 91-106.
Zettel H. & Laciny A. (2017) Further additions to the taxonomy and distribution of the ant genus Echinopla (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B 119: 7-16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26343204
Laciny A., Zettel H., Kopchinskiy A. & Druzhinina I. (2017) Auf den Spuren der „explodierenden“ Ameisen. Das Naturhistorische, Universum Magazin, March 2017: 101-103.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Kopchinskiy A., Pretzer C., Pal A., Abu Salim K., Rahimi M. J., Hoenigsberger M., Lim L., Jaitrong W. & Druzhinina I. S. (2018) Colobopsis explodens sp.n., model species for studies on “exploding ants” (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with biological notes and first illustrations of males of the Colobopsis cylindrica group. ZooKeys 751: 1-40, https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.751.22661
Laciny A. (2017) Evidence of mermithism in a gyne of Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Burgenland, Austria. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 69: 131-138. http://www.entomologie.at/uploads/www.entomologie.at/69_131-138_Laciny.pdf
Zettel H., Balàka P., Yamane Sk., Laciny A., Lim L. & Druzhinina, I.S., 2018: New mimetic ants from Southeast Asia – the Camponotus(Myrmamblys) inquilinus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Camponotini). – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 70:125–174.
Zettel H., Laciny A., Jaitrong W., Syaukani S., Kopchinskiy A. & Druzhinina I. S. (2018) Evidence of predation in two species of the Colobopsis cylindrica group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Camponotini). Asian Myrmecology 10: e010011.
Zettel H., Laciny A., Balàka P. & General D. E. M. (2018) On the taxonomy of Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66: 610-623. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:06187B4A-124B-42C6-86DB-5ECC771C37AD
Hoenigsberger M., Kopchinskiy A. G., Parich A., Hiller K., Laciny A., Zettel H., Lim L.B.L., Salim K.A., Druzhinina I.S. & Schuhmacher R. (2018) Isolation of Mandibular Gland Reservoir Contents from Bornean 'Exploding Ants' (Formicidae) for Volatilome Analysis by GC-MS and MetaboliteDetector. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (138). doi:10.3791/57652
Laciny A., Zettel H., Maryati M. & Noor-Izwan A. (2019) A new species of the Echinopla mezgeri group (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B 121: 249-255. http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/121B_249255_Laciny.pdf
Hoenigsberger M., Kopchinskiy A.G., Bueschl C., Parich A., Laciny A., Zettel H., Salim K. A., Lim L. B., Druzhinina I. S. & Schuhmacher R. (2019) Volatiles from the Mandibular Gland Reservoir Content of Colobopsis explodens Laciny and Zettel, 2018, Worker Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecules 24(19): 3468.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193468
Laciny A. (2019) Universita?tsprofessor Dr. Horst Aspo?ck zum 80. Geburtstag. AÖE News 1: 47-59.
Laciny A., Nemeschkal H.L., Zettel H., Metscher B., Kopchinskiy A. & Druzhinina I.S. (2019) Caste-specific morphological modularity in the ant tribe Camponotini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). BMC Zoology.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-019-0048-7
Gatti, R.C., Menéndez, L.P., Laciny, A., Rodríguez, H.B., Morante, G.B., Carmen, E., Dorninger, C., Fabris, F., Grunstra, N.D., Schnorr, S.L., Stuhlträger, J., … & Caniglia, G. (2020). Diversity lost: COVID-19 as a phenomenon of the total environment. Science of The Total Environment: 144014.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144014
Zettel H., Laciny A., Zenz K. & Mrkvicka A., 2020: Erhebung der Aculeatenfauna (Hymenoptera) auf dem Naturdenkmal Hochberg in Perchtoldsdorf (Niederösterreich). – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 72: 133–161.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Freitag H., 2020: Review of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Veliidae) in the Palawan biogeographic region, the Philippines. – Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68: 810–837.
doi: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0092
Hoenigsberger M., Pretzer C., Rahimi M.J., Kopchinskiy A.G., Parich A., Laciny A., Metscher B., Chan C.M., Lim L.B.L., Salim K.A., Zettel H., Druzhinina I.S. & Schuhmacher R., 2020: Strong antimicrobial and low insecticidal activity of mandibular gland reservoir content in Bornean “exploding ants” Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, 2018 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 30: 201–221.
doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_030:20
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2020: Rhagovelia species from Nosy Boraha east of Madagascar (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae). – Acta entomologica musei nationalis Pragae 60 (2): 419–425.
doi: 10.37520/aemnp.2020.26
Schwingesbauer S. & Zettel H., 2020: Wiederfund der Gelbstirnigen Dolchwespe, Megascolia maculata (Drury, 1773) (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae), in Österreich. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 72: 19–22.
Zettel H., 2020: A new species of Chlaenius subgen. Sphodromimus Casale, 1984 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Philippines. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 72: 29–35.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Pangantihon C.V., 2021: A new species of the Rhagovelia sarawakensis species group (Hemiptera: Veliidae) from Cambodia. – Far Eastern Entomologist 422: 1–9.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: Unserer lieben Hilde ein leises Adieu! – AÖE News 3: 33–43.
Laciny, A. (2021). Among the shapeshifters: parasite-induced morphologies in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and their relevance within the EcoEvoDevo framework. EvoDevo, 12(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-021-00173-2
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: New species of the Rhagovelia orientalis species group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae). – Zootaxa 4942 (2): 219–228.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Bongo J. P., 2021: The genus Xenobates (Hemiptera: Veliidae) in the Philippines: overview and description of two new species. – Acta entomologica musei nationalis Pragae 60 (2): 221–230.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: Halobates pangantihoni nov.sp. (Hemiptera, Gerridae), a new sea skater from Mindoro, Philippines. – Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (1): 437–444.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: A second species of Pleciogonus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) from Thailand. – Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (1): 445–449.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: A new genus of Microveliinae from New Guinea, with a discussion of multiple independent occurrences of “dwarf males” in Veliidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 164: 1–9.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Wiesbauer H., 2021: First record of Cardiocondyla dalmatica Soudek, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Austria. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 73: 59–66.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Tran A.D., 2021: Hispidovelia gen.n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Southeast Asia. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 73: 157–163.
Zettel H., Laciny A., 2021: The taxonomy of some unusual Microveliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from India. – Acta entomologica musei nationalis Pragae 62 (2): 517–527.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Bruckner H., 2022: Catalogue of the type specimens of the family Gerridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the Natural History Museum Vienna. – Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 124: 193–247.
Zettel H., Bruckner H. & Laciny A., 2022: Confirmed identity of Hebrus montanus Kolenati, 1857 (Hemiptera: Hebridae) based on types. – Far Eastern Entomologist 457: 7–12.
Franco, M. P. V., Molnár, O., Dorninger, C., Laciny, A., Treven, M., Weger, J., ... & Caniglia, G. (2022). Diversity regained: Precautionary approaches to COVID-19 as a phenomenon of the total environment. Science of the Total Environment, 825, 154029.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2022: Exkursionen zur Insektenvielfalt: erkunden, erleben, erkennen. – AÖE News 4: 70–74.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2022: Hubert Rausch zum 75. Geburtstag. – AÖE News 4: 65–66.
Zettel H., Bruckner H., Laciny A. & Zenz K., 2023: Catalogue of the type specimens of the family Hebridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the Natural History Museum Vienna. – Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 125: 13–36.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2023: New species of Rhagovelia MAYR, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Northern Luzon, Philippines. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 75: 173–187.
Wiesbauer H., Zettel H., Laciny L. & Ebmer A.W., 2023: Observations on the sweat bee Lasioglossum mandibulare (Morawitz, 1866) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Austria. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 75: 235–245.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Druzhinina I., Kopchinskiy A., Pretzer C., Rahimi M., Fischer M., Parich A., Schuhmacher R., Salim K. A. Exploding workers and living doors – studying ants of the Colobopsis cylindrica group. Poster presented at Central European Workshop for Myrmecology (CEWM), Jagiellonian University, 21.-24. April 2017, Krakow, Poland.
Pal A., Laciny A., Zettel H. Morphology of male genitalia illustrates the high species diversity in the tropical ant genus Diacamma. Poster presented at Central European Workshop for Myrmecology (CEWM), Jagiellonian University, 21.-24. April 2017, Krakow, Poland.
Rahimi M., Chenthamara K., Pretzer C., Grujic M., Stagl V., Forte A., Kopchinskiy A., dela Cruz T.E., Laciny A., Salim K.A., Lim L., Chan C.M., Fischer M., Parich A., Schuhmacher R., Zettel H., Druzhinina I.S. Microbial diversity in nests of Borneo’s ‘exploding’ ants from Colobopsis cylindrica complex. Presented at Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) 7th congress for European microbiologists, 9.-13. April 2017, Valencia, Spain.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Pretzer C., Kopchinskiy A., Hoenigsberger M., Lim L., Metscher B., Nemeschkal H.L., Druzhinina I.S. Caste diversity and mermithogenic phenotypes in ants of the Colobopsis cylindrica (COCY) group. Presented at the 7th Euro Evo Devo Conference, 26.-29. June, Galway, Ireland.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335757463_Poster_Laciny_1
Werblow A., Flechl E., Klimpel S., Zittra C., Lebl K., Kieser K., Laciny A., Silbermayr K., Melaun C. and Fuehrer H.-P. (2016) Direct PCR of indigenous and invasive mosquito species: a time- and cost-effective technique of mosquito barcoding. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 30: 8-13 doi: 10.1111/mve.12154
Laciny A. & Nemeschkal H. (2015) Disassortative parasitic infestation by larval mites of the genus Trombidium (Acari: Trombidiidae) influences mate choice in a population of the cantharid beetle Rhagonycha fulva Scopoli, 1763 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae). Entomologica Austriaca 0022: 75-89. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/46d0/dfbf22d30e651e2b059b62b9a85b67cfde47.pdf
Zettel H. & Laciny A. (2015) Contributions to the taxonomy of the ant genus Echinopla Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 62(1): 101-121. doi: 10.3897/dez.62.5093
Laciny A., Pal A. & Zettel H. (2015) Taxonomic notes on the ant genus Diacamma Mayr, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 67: 83-136.
Zettel H. & Laciny A. (2015) A new species of Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mindoro, the Philippines. Asian Myrmecology 7: 1-4. http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/publications/am07-1-4_zettel+laciny-2015.pdf
Laciny A., Zettel H., Pal A. & Zimmermann D. (2016) The ant genus Pristomyrmex (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B 118: 61-72. http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/118B_061072_Laciny.pdf
Laciny A., Zettel H. & Druzhinina I. (2016) Workers, soldiers, and gynes – morphometric characterization and description of the female castes of Camponotus singularis (Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). – Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 63(2): 183–193. doi: 10.3897/dez.63.9435
Zettel H., Pal A. & Laciny A. (2016) Taxonomic notes on the ant genus Diacamma Mayr, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) part 2. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 68: 129-168.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Metscher B., Kamariah A.S., Kopchinskiy A., Pretzer C. & Druzhinina I.S. (2017) Morphological variation and mermithism in female castes of Colobopsis sp. nrSA, a Bornean "exploding ant" of the Colobopsis cylindrica group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 24: 91-106.
Zettel H. & Laciny A. (2017) Further additions to the taxonomy and distribution of the ant genus Echinopla (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B 119: 7-16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26343204
Laciny A., Zettel H., Kopchinskiy A. & Druzhinina I. (2017) Auf den Spuren der „explodierenden“ Ameisen. Das Naturhistorische, Universum Magazin, March 2017: 101-103.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Kopchinskiy A., Pretzer C., Pal A., Abu Salim K., Rahimi M. J., Hoenigsberger M., Lim L., Jaitrong W. & Druzhinina I. S. (2018) Colobopsis explodens sp.n., model species for studies on “exploding ants” (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with biological notes and first illustrations of males of the Colobopsis cylindrica group. ZooKeys 751: 1-40, https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.751.22661
Laciny A. (2017) Evidence of mermithism in a gyne of Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Burgenland, Austria. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 69: 131-138. http://www.entomologie.at/uploads/www.entomologie.at/69_131-138_Laciny.pdf
Zettel H., Balàka P., Yamane Sk., Laciny A., Lim L. & Druzhinina, I.S., 2018: New mimetic ants from Southeast Asia – the Camponotus(Myrmamblys) inquilinus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Camponotini). – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 70:125–174.
Zettel H., Laciny A., Jaitrong W., Syaukani S., Kopchinskiy A. & Druzhinina I. S. (2018) Evidence of predation in two species of the Colobopsis cylindrica group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Camponotini). Asian Myrmecology 10: e010011.
Zettel H., Laciny A., Balàka P. & General D. E. M. (2018) On the taxonomy of Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66: 610-623. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:06187B4A-124B-42C6-86DB-5ECC771C37AD
Hoenigsberger M., Kopchinskiy A. G., Parich A., Hiller K., Laciny A., Zettel H., Lim L.B.L., Salim K.A., Druzhinina I.S. & Schuhmacher R. (2018) Isolation of Mandibular Gland Reservoir Contents from Bornean 'Exploding Ants' (Formicidae) for Volatilome Analysis by GC-MS and MetaboliteDetector. Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE, (138). doi:10.3791/57652
Laciny A., Zettel H., Maryati M. & Noor-Izwan A. (2019) A new species of the Echinopla mezgeri group (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, B 121: 249-255. http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/121B_249255_Laciny.pdf
Hoenigsberger M., Kopchinskiy A.G., Bueschl C., Parich A., Laciny A., Zettel H., Salim K. A., Lim L. B., Druzhinina I. S. & Schuhmacher R. (2019) Volatiles from the Mandibular Gland Reservoir Content of Colobopsis explodens Laciny and Zettel, 2018, Worker Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecules 24(19): 3468.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193468
Laciny A. (2019) Universita?tsprofessor Dr. Horst Aspo?ck zum 80. Geburtstag. AÖE News 1: 47-59.
Laciny A., Nemeschkal H.L., Zettel H., Metscher B., Kopchinskiy A. & Druzhinina I.S. (2019) Caste-specific morphological modularity in the ant tribe Camponotini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). BMC Zoology.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-019-0048-7
Gatti, R.C., Menéndez, L.P., Laciny, A., Rodríguez, H.B., Morante, G.B., Carmen, E., Dorninger, C., Fabris, F., Grunstra, N.D., Schnorr, S.L., Stuhlträger, J., … & Caniglia, G. (2020). Diversity lost: COVID-19 as a phenomenon of the total environment. Science of The Total Environment: 144014.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144014
Zettel H., Laciny A., Zenz K. & Mrkvicka A., 2020: Erhebung der Aculeatenfauna (Hymenoptera) auf dem Naturdenkmal Hochberg in Perchtoldsdorf (Niederösterreich). – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 72: 133–161.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Freitag H., 2020: Review of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Insecta: Heteroptera: Veliidae) in the Palawan biogeographic region, the Philippines. – Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 68: 810–837.
doi: 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0092
Hoenigsberger M., Pretzer C., Rahimi M.J., Kopchinskiy A.G., Parich A., Laciny A., Metscher B., Chan C.M., Lim L.B.L., Salim K.A., Zettel H., Druzhinina I.S. & Schuhmacher R., 2020: Strong antimicrobial and low insecticidal activity of mandibular gland reservoir content in Bornean “exploding ants” Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, 2018 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). – Myrmecological News 30: 201–221.
doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_030:20
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2020: Rhagovelia species from Nosy Boraha east of Madagascar (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae). – Acta entomologica musei nationalis Pragae 60 (2): 419–425.
doi: 10.37520/aemnp.2020.26
Schwingesbauer S. & Zettel H., 2020: Wiederfund der Gelbstirnigen Dolchwespe, Megascolia maculata (Drury, 1773) (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae), in Österreich. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 72: 19–22.
Zettel H., 2020: A new species of Chlaenius subgen. Sphodromimus Casale, 1984 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Philippines. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 72: 29–35.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Pangantihon C.V., 2021: A new species of the Rhagovelia sarawakensis species group (Hemiptera: Veliidae) from Cambodia. – Far Eastern Entomologist 422: 1–9.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: Unserer lieben Hilde ein leises Adieu! – AÖE News 3: 33–43.
Laciny, A. (2021). Among the shapeshifters: parasite-induced morphologies in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and their relevance within the EcoEvoDevo framework. EvoDevo, 12(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-021-00173-2
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: New species of the Rhagovelia orientalis species group (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae). – Zootaxa 4942 (2): 219–228.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Bongo J. P., 2021: The genus Xenobates (Hemiptera: Veliidae) in the Philippines: overview and description of two new species. – Acta entomologica musei nationalis Pragae 60 (2): 221–230.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: Halobates pangantihoni nov.sp. (Hemiptera, Gerridae), a new sea skater from Mindoro, Philippines. – Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (1): 437–444.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: A second species of Pleciogonus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae) from Thailand. – Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (1): 445–449.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2021: A new genus of Microveliinae from New Guinea, with a discussion of multiple independent occurrences of “dwarf males” in Veliidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). – Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 164: 1–9.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Wiesbauer H., 2021: First record of Cardiocondyla dalmatica Soudek, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Austria. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 73: 59–66.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Tran A.D., 2021: Hispidovelia gen.n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Southeast Asia. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 73: 157–163.
Zettel H., Laciny A., 2021: The taxonomy of some unusual Microveliinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from India. – Acta entomologica musei nationalis Pragae 62 (2): 517–527.
Zettel H., Laciny A. & Bruckner H., 2022: Catalogue of the type specimens of the family Gerridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the Natural History Museum Vienna. – Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 124: 193–247.
Zettel H., Bruckner H. & Laciny A., 2022: Confirmed identity of Hebrus montanus Kolenati, 1857 (Hemiptera: Hebridae) based on types. – Far Eastern Entomologist 457: 7–12.
Franco, M. P. V., Molnár, O., Dorninger, C., Laciny, A., Treven, M., Weger, J., ... & Caniglia, G. (2022). Diversity regained: Precautionary approaches to COVID-19 as a phenomenon of the total environment. Science of the Total Environment, 825, 154029.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2022: Exkursionen zur Insektenvielfalt: erkunden, erleben, erkennen. – AÖE News 4: 70–74.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2022: Hubert Rausch zum 75. Geburtstag. – AÖE News 4: 65–66.
Zettel H., Bruckner H., Laciny A. & Zenz K., 2023: Catalogue of the type specimens of the family Hebridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the Natural History Museum Vienna. – Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 125: 13–36.
Zettel H. & Laciny A., 2023: New species of Rhagovelia MAYR, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) from Northern Luzon, Philippines. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 75: 173–187.
Wiesbauer H., Zettel H., Laciny L. & Ebmer A.W., 2023: Observations on the sweat bee Lasioglossum mandibulare (Morawitz, 1866) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Austria. – Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 75: 235–245.
Posters
Laciny A., Zettel H., Kopchinskiy A., Druzhinina I.S., Pretzer C., Fischer M., Parich A., Schuhmacher
R., Salim K.A., Metscher B. Of pests and guests – parasites and nest-mates in colonies of Bornean exploding ants of the Colobopsis
cylindrica complex. Poster presented at: Ants 2016-Ants and their biotic environment. An international symposium at the
University of Munich (LMU) and the Munich Botanical Garden. 5.-7. May 2016. Munich, Germany.Laciny A., Zettel H., Druzhinina I., Kopchinskiy A., Pretzer C., Rahimi M., Fischer M., Parich A., Schuhmacher R., Salim K. A. Exploding workers and living doors – studying ants of the Colobopsis cylindrica group. Poster presented at Central European Workshop for Myrmecology (CEWM), Jagiellonian University, 21.-24. April 2017, Krakow, Poland.
Pal A., Laciny A., Zettel H. Morphology of male genitalia illustrates the high species diversity in the tropical ant genus Diacamma. Poster presented at Central European Workshop for Myrmecology (CEWM), Jagiellonian University, 21.-24. April 2017, Krakow, Poland.
Rahimi M., Chenthamara K., Pretzer C., Grujic M., Stagl V., Forte A., Kopchinskiy A., dela Cruz T.E., Laciny A., Salim K.A., Lim L., Chan C.M., Fischer M., Parich A., Schuhmacher R., Zettel H., Druzhinina I.S. Microbial diversity in nests of Borneo’s ‘exploding’ ants from Colobopsis cylindrica complex. Presented at Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) 7th congress for European microbiologists, 9.-13. April 2017, Valencia, Spain.
Laciny A., Zettel H., Pretzer C., Kopchinskiy A., Hoenigsberger M., Lim L., Metscher B., Nemeschkal H.L., Druzhinina I.S. Caste diversity and mermithogenic phenotypes in ants of the Colobopsis cylindrica (COCY) group. Presented at the 7th Euro Evo Devo Conference, 26.-29. June, Galway, Ireland.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335757463_Poster_Laciny_1
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