1. Joining the conversation: Social media and Insectes Sociaux

   Editorial 30 May 2015 Pages: 251 - 251

2. A newly recognized eusocial bee

   • M. Breed

   Highlighted Article 05 June 2015 Pages: 253 - 254

3. Natural history and biogeography of Partamona rustica, an endemic bee in dry forests of Brazil

   • E. A. Miranda
   • A. F. Carvalho
   • M. A. Del Lama

   Research Article 11 April 2015 Pages: 255 - 263

   

4. The life history and seasonal cycle of the ant, Pheidole morrisi Forel, as revealed by wax casting

   • T. C. Murdock
   • W. R. Tschinkel

   Research Article 21 April 2015 Pages: 265 - 280

   

5. Males and females of the social wasp Ropalidia marginata do not differ in their cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and do not seem to use any long-distance volatile mate attraction cues

   • A. Mitra
   • R. Palavalli Nettimi
   • R. Gadagkar

   Research Article 21 April 2015 Pages: 281 - 289

   

6. Cold and CO₂ narcosis have long-lasting and dissimilar effects on Bombus terrestris

   • L.-A. Poissonnier
   • A. L. Jackson
   • C. J. Tanner

   Research Article 23 April 2015 Pages: 291 - 298

   

7. Genetic differentiation at species level in the Neotropical army ant Labidus praedator

   • M. B. Barth
   • R. F. A. Moritz
   • F. B. Kraus

   Research Article 24 April 2015 Pages: 299 - 306

   

8. Cryptic extended brood care in the facultatively eusocial sweat bee Megalopta genalis

   • A. E. Quiñones
   • W. T. Wcislo

   Research Article Open access 26 April 2015 Pages: 307 - 313

   

9. Social biology of Augochlora (Augochlora) phoemonoe (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) reared in laboratory nests

   • M. Dalmazzo
   • A. Roig-Alsina

   Research Article 28 April 2015 Pages: 315 - 323

   

10. The frequency of arrhenotoky in the normally thelytokous Apis mellifera capensis worker and the Clone reproductive parasite

    • F. Goudie
    • M. H. Allsopp
    • B. P. Oldroyd

    Research Article 30 April 2015 Pages: 325 - 333

11. Acromyrmex charruanus: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants

    • C. Rabeling
    • T. R. Schultz
    • M. Bollazzi

    Research Article 01 May 2015 Pages: 335 - 349

    

12. Location and external characteristics of the Oecophylla smaragdina queen nest

    • J. Van Itterbeeck
    • N. Sivongxay
    • A. van Huis

    Research Article 03 May 2015 Pages: 351 - 356

    

13. Foundress queen mortality and early colony growth of the leafcutter ant, Atta texana (Formicidae, Hymenoptera)

    • H. E. Marti
    • A. L. Carlson
    • U. G. Mueller

    Research Article 08 May 2015 Pages: 357 - 363

    

14. Complex operant learning by worker bumblebees (Bombus impatiens): detour behaviour and use of colours as discriminative stimuli

    • H. B. Mirwan
    • G. J. Mason
    • P. G. Kevan

    Research Article 09 June 2015 Pages: 365 - 377

    

15. Sporadic pollen consumption among tropical ants

    • A. R. Cembrowski
    • G. Reurink
    • M. E. Frederickson

    Short Communication 18 April 2015 Pages: 379 - 382