References by Wilson, E. O.
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.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1990. The ants. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, xii + 732 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.
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
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
Leptothorax (Myrafant) tuscaloosae Temnothorax tuscaloosae Wilson, 1951b Species Valid
Cautolasius Cautolasius Wilson, 1955a Genus Synonym
Lasius (Dendrolasius) crispus Lasius crispus Wilson, 1955a Species Synonym Original combination
Lasius (Lasius) crypticus Lasius crypticus Wilson, 1955a Species Valid Original combination
Lasius (Cautolasius) fallax Lasius fallax Wilson, 1955a Species Valid Original combination
Lasius (Lasius) productus Lasius productus Wilson, 1955a Species Valid Original combination
Lasius (Lasius) sitiens Lasius sitiens Wilson, 1955a Species Valid Original combination
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Lasius talpa Wilson, 1955a Species Valid Original combination
Kyidris media Strumigenys media Wilson & Brown, 1956 Species Valid
Kyidris yaleogyna Strumigenys yaleogyna Wilson & Brown, 1956 Species Valid
Dacetinops Dacetinops Brown & Wilson, 1957a Genus Valid
Dacetinops cibdela Dacetinops cibdelus Brown & Wilson, 1957a Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium advena Monomorium advena Brown & Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium metoecus Monomorium metoecus Brown & Wilson, 1957b Species Synonym Original combination
Phyracaces cohici Lioponera cohici Wilson, 1957a Species Valid
Phyracaces dumbletoni Lioponera dumbletoni Wilson, 1957a Species Valid
Sphinctomyrmex caledonicus Zasphinctus caledonicus Wilson, 1957a Species Valid
Ponera caledonica Ponera caledonica Wilson, 1957b Species Synonym Original combination
Ponera elegantula Ponera elegantula Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Ponera excedra Ponera excedra Wilson, 1957b Species Synonym Original combination
Ponera huonica Ponera huonica Wilson, 1957b Species Synonym Original combination
Ponera petila Ponera petila Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Ponera ratardorum Ponera ratardorum Wilson, 1957b Species Synonym Original combination
Ponera syscena Ponera syscena Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Ponera szaboi Ponera szaboi Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Ponera szentivanyi Ponera szentivanyi Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Ponera xenagos Ponera xenagos Wilson, 1957b Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys drepanon Leptogenys drepanon Wilson, 1958c Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys hebrideana Leptogenys hebrideana Wilson, 1958c Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys indagatrix Leptogenys indagatrix Wilson, 1958c Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1951–2023
Taxon descriptions between 1951–2008
No. of references 153
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. 153