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JOHN THOMAS LONGINO PROFILE

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.

Recent Publications
Longino, J. T. 1991. Taxonomy of the Cecropia-inhabiting Azteca ants. Journal of Natural History 25:1571-1602.

Longino, J. T. 1991. Azteca ants in Cecropia trees:
taxonomy, colony structure, and behavior, P.. 271-288 In C. Huxley and Cutler, D. (Eds), Ant-Plant
Interactions, Oxford University Press.

Snelling, R. R. and J. T. Longino. 1992. Revisionary notes on the fungus-growing ants of the genus Cyphomyrmex, rimosus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). P. 479-494 In D. Quintero and A. Aiello (Eds.), Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica, Selected Studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Longino, J. T. 1993. The art and science of taxonomy.
National Geographic Research 9(1):80-85.

Longino, J. T. 1994. How to Measure Arthropod Diversity in a Tropical Rainforest. Biology International 28:3-13.

Longino, J. T., and P. Hanson. 1995. The ants (Formicidae). Pp. 588-620 in P. Hanson and I. Gauld, eds. The
Hymenoptera of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.

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

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

Ayala, F. J., J. K. Wetterer, J. T. Longino, and D. L. Hartl. 1996. Molecular phylogeny of Azteca ants
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the colonization of
Cecropia trees. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 5:423-428.

Longino, J. T., and R. K. Colwell. 1997. Biodiversity
assessment using structured inventory: capturing the ant fauna of a lowland tropical rainforest. Ecological Applications 7:1263-1277.

World Wide Web Publications
Ants of Costa Rica. http://www.evergreen.edu/ants World

Wide Web Site Development
The Evergreen State College Biota. http://www.evergreen.edu/tescbiota

Project ALAS Web Site
http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/ALAS/ALAS.html and linked sites: Hispinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of La Selva, Amblypygi of La Selva and Oribatida of La Selva.