Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Auletta Lab
Led by Anthony Auletta · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Auletta Lab works on arthropod biology and taxonomy. Recent student projects describe ant species in the genus Nylanderia by photographing specimens and measuring body parts with image-analysis software; the PI's papers also describe new species and genomes.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Other insects
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 3
Current projects
Taxonomic Revision of Ant Genus Nylanderia in Mesoamerica through Morphological Characteristics
The lab works on identifying and naming ant species. The student photographed ant specimens, used image‑analysis software to measure body parts, and helped determine which ones represent new species.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 108
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Recent papers, explained
- Nylanderia collaborans Williams, Auletta, Punnath, Li, Bass, Campo, Conde, Estevez, Humphries, Judd, Kaye, Miskimen, Prouty, Roe, Raaida, Scothorn, Vincentsen, Williams, LaPolla & Lucky, 2025, sp. nov.
2025
Describes a new ant species found in Belize.
- Nylanderia aurantia Williams, Auletta, Punnath, Li, Bass, Campo, Conde, Estevez, Humphries, Judd, Kaye, Miskimen, Prouty, Roe, Raaida, Scothorn, Vincentsen, Williams, LaPolla & Lucky, 2025, sp. nov.
2025
Describes a new ant species with orange-brown head and mesothorax, found in Mexico.
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- First Description of the Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genomes and Associated Host Preference of Trichopoda pennipes, a Parasitoid of Nezara viridula
2023 · Genes
Assembles genomes of a fly parasite to study its host preference between two bug species.
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How to reach out
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