References by Wilson, E. O.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1986a. Soil-binding pilosity and camouflage in ants of the tribes Basicerotini and Stegomyrmecini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoomorphology (Berlin) 106:12-20.
Wilson, E. O. 1986a ("1985"). Ants of the Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 4. A giant ponerine in the genus Paraponera. Israel Journal of Entomology 19:197-200. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1986b. Ecology and behavior of the primitive cryptobiotic ant Prionopelta amabilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 33:45-58.
Wilson, E. O. 1986b. Caste and division of labor in Erebomyrma, a genus of dimorphic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Insectes Sociaux 33:59-69. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1986c. Nest area exploration and recognition in leaf cutter ants (Atta cephalotes). Journal of Insect Physiology 32:143-150.
Wilson, E. O. 1986c. The defining traits of fire ants and leaf-cutting ants. Pp. 1-9 in: Lofgren, C. S.; Vander Meer, R. K. (eds.) 1986. Fire ants and leaf-cutting ants. Biology and management. Boulder: Westview Press, xv + 435 pp.
Baroni Urbani, C.; Wilson, E. O. 1987. The fossil members of the ant tribe Leptomyrmecini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 94:1-8. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1987a. Causes of ecological success: the case of the ants. The Sixth Tansley Lecture. Journal of Animal Ecology 56:1-9.
Wilson, E. O. 1987b. The earliest known ants: an analysis of the Cretaceous species and an inference concerning their social organization. Paleobiology 13:44-53. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1987c ("1986"). The organization of floor evacuation in the ant genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 33:458-469.
Wilson, E. O. 1987d. The arboreal ant fauna of Peruvian Amazon forests: a first assessment. Biotropica 19:245-251.
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 1988. Dense heterarchies and mass communication as the basis of organization in ant colonies. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 3:65-68.
Wilson, E. O. 1988a. The current status of ant taxonomy. Pp. 3-10 in: Trager, J. C. (ed.) 1988. Advances in myrmecology. Leiden: E. J. Brill, xxvii + 551 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 1988b. The biogeography of the West Indian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 214-230 in: Liebherr, J. K. (ed.) 1988. Zoogeography of Caribbean insects. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, ix + 285 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 1989. Chimaeridris, a new genus of hook-mandibled myrmicine ants from tropical Asia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 36:62-69. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1990. The ants. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, xii + 732 pp.
Cover, S. P.; Tobin, J. E.; Wilson, E. O. 1990. The ant community of a tropical lowland rainforest site in Peruvian Amazonia. Pp. 699-700 in: Veeresh, G. K.; Mallik, B.; Viraktamath, C. A. (eds.) 1990. Social insects and the environment. Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of IUSSI, 1990. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., xxxi + 765 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 1990. Success and dominance in ecosystems: the case of the social insects. Excellence in ecology, 2. Oldendorf/Luhe: Ecology Institute, xxi + 104 pp.
Hölldobler, B.; Obermayer, M.; Wilson, E. O. 1992. Communication in the primitive cryptobiotic ant Prionopelta amabilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology. A. Sensory, Neural and Behavioral Physiology 171:9-16.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1992. Pheidole nasutoides, a new species of Costa Rican ant that apparently mimics termites. Psyche (Cambridge) 99:15-22.
Cover, S.; Wilson, E. O.; Nasrecki, P. 2003. Encyclopedia of life: should species description equal gene sequence? A reply. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18:612. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 2003a. Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, [ix] + 794 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 2003b. La hiperdiversidad como fenómeno real: el caso de Pheidole. Pp. 363-370 in: Fernández, F. (ed.) 2003. Introducción a las hormigas de la región Neotropical. Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, xxvi + 424 pp.
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 2005a. The rise of the ants: a phylogenetic and ecological explanation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102:7411-7414. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 2005b. Eusociality: origin and consequences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102:13367-13371. PDF
Fernández, F.; Wilson, E. O. 2008. José Celestino Mutis, the ants, and Pheidole mutisi sp. nov. Revista Colombiana de Entomología 34:203-208. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Billen, J. P. J. 2008. Social insect histology from the nineteenth century: the magnificent pioneer sections of Charles Janet. Arthropod Structure and Development 37:163-167. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 2008. The superorganism. The beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, xxi + 522 pp.

Notes: Publication date (November 2008) from publisher's web site (http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-06704-0/).

Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 2010. The leafcutter ants. Civilization by instinct. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 160 pp.
Sarnat, E. M.; Rabeling, C.; Economo, E. P.; Wilson, E. O. 2014. First record of a species from the New World Pheidole flavens-complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) introduced to the southwestern Pacific. BioInvasions Records 3:7 pp. PDF

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Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) navigator Camponotus navigator Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) rotumanus Camponotus rotumanus Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole (Pheidole) aana Pheidole aana Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole (Pheidole) atua Pheidole atua Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) rotumana Polyrhachis rotumana Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Rogeria exsulans Rogeria exsulans Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys mailei Strumigenys mailei Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Vollenhovia pacifica Vollenhovia pacifica Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Formica talbotae Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole lanuginosa Pheidole lanuginosa Wilson, 1984b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole neokohli Pheidole neokohli Wilson, 1984b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole parasitica Pheidole parasitica Wilson, 1984b Species Valid Original combination
†Ilemomyrmex †Ilemomyrmex Wilson, 1985a Genus Valid
†Oxyidris †Oxyidris Wilson, 1985a Genus Valid
†Ilemomyrmex caecus †Ilemomyrmex caecus Wilson, 1985a Species Valid Original combination
†Oxyidris antillana †Oxyidris antillana Wilson, 1985a Species Valid Original combination
†Pheidole tethepa †Pheidole tethepa Wilson, 1985a Species Valid Original combination
†Neivamyrmex ectopus †Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson, 1985b Species Valid Original combination
†Azteca alpha †Azteca alpha Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Azteca eumeces †Azteca eumeces Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Monacis caribbaea †Dolichoderus caribbaeus Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Dolichoderus dibolia †Dolichoderus dibolius Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Hypoclinea primitiva †Dolichoderus primitivus Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Monacis prolaminata †Dolichoderus prolaminatus Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Iridomyrmex humiloides †Gracilidris humiloides Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Tapinoma trochis †Tapinoma troche Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Iridomyrmex hispaniolae †Technomyrmex hispaniolae Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Protrechina †Protrechina Wilson, 1985f Genus Valid
†Eocenidris †Eocenidris Wilson, 1985f Genus Valid
†Eocenidris crassa †Eocenidris crassa Wilson, 1985f Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1951–2024
Taxon descriptions between 1951–2008
No. of references 154
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 473
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 395
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 438
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wilson, E. O. 154