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References by Wheeler, W. M.
Wheeler, W. M. 1904a. Three new genera of inquiline ants from Utah and Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:1-17. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904b. Dr. Castle and the Dzierzon theory. Science (New York) (n.s.)19:587-591. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904c. The American ants of the subgenus Colobopsis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:139-158. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904d. A crustacean-eating ant (Leptogenys elongata Buckley). Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole) 6:251-259. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904e. Ants from Catalina Island, California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:269-271. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904f. The ants of North Carolina. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:299-306. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904g. On the pupation of ants and the feasibility of establishing the Guatemalan Kelep, or Cotton-Weevil Ant, in the United States. Science (New York) (n.s.)20:437-440. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904h. Social parasitism among ants. American Museum Journal 4:74-75.
Wheeler, W. M. 1904i. A new type of social parasitism among ants. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:347-375. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904j. Some further comments on the Guatemalan boll weevil ant. Science (New York) (n.s.)20:766-768. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905a. An interpretation of the slave-making instincts in ants. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:1-16. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905b. Ants from Catalina Island, Cal. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 4:60-62.

Notes: Reprint of Wheeler (1904e) with some additions and emendations.

Wheeler, W. M. 1905c. The ants of the Bahamas, with a list of the known West Indian species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:79-135. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905d. New species of Formica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:267-274. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905e. How the queens of the parasitic and slave-making ants establish their colonies. American Museum Journal 5:144-148. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905f. Some remarks on temporary social parasitism and the phylogeny of slavery among ants. Biologisches Centralblatt 25:637-644. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905g. The North American ants of the genus Dolichoderus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:305-319. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905h. The North American ants of the genus Liometopum. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:321-333. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905i. Dr. O. F. Cook's "Social organization and breeding habits of the cotton-protecting kelep of Guatemala.". Science (New York) (n.s.)21:706-710. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905j. An annotated list of the ants of New Jersey. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:371-403. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905k. Worker ants with vestiges of wings. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:405-408.
Wheeler, W. M. 1905l. Ants from the summit of Mount Washington. Psyche (Cambridge) 12:111-114. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1906.01.06.

Wheeler, W. M. 1906a. The habits of the tent-building ant (Cremastogaster lineolata Say). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22:1-18. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906b. On certain tropical ants introduced into the United States. Entomological News 17:23-26. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906c. The kelep excused. Science (New York) (n.s.)23:348-350. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906d. The queen ant as a psychological study. Popular Science Monthly 68:291-299. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906e. On the founding of colonies by queen ants, with special reference to the parasitic and slave-making species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22:33-105. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906f. New ants from New England. Psyche (Cambridge) 13:38-41. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1906.06.30.

Wheeler, W. M. 1906g. Fauna of New England. 7. List of the Formicidae. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7:1-24. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906h. The ants of Japan. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22:301-328. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Formica rufa subsp. aggerans Formica rufa aggerans Wheeler, 1912c Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica fusca var. argentea Formica argentea Wheeler, 1912c Species Valid
Formica criniventris Formica criniventris Wheeler, 1912c Species Valid Original combination
Formica flammiventris Formica flammiventris Wheeler, 1912c Species Synonym Original combination
Formica lasioides var. vetula Formica vetula Wheeler, 1912c Species Synonym
Formica pallidefulva subsp. schaufussi var. dolosa Formica pallidefulva schaufussi dolosa Wheeler, 1912c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Myrmecocystus yuma var. flaviceps Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, 1912e Species Valid
Myrmecocystus melliger subsp. lomaensis Myrmecocystus melliger lomaensis Wheeler, 1912e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Myrmecocystus yuma Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, 1912e Species Valid Original combination
Neoformica Neoformica Wheeler, 1913a Genus Synonym
Forelomyrmex Forelomyrmex Wheeler, 1913a Genus Synonym
Camponotus ramulorum var. mestrei Camponotus ramulorum mestrei Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Crematogaster sanguinea var. torrei Crematogaster sanguinea torrei Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Pheidole punctatissima subsp. jamaicensis var. barbouri Pheidole punctatissima jamaicensis barbouri Wheeler, 1913b Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Solenopsis globularia var. cubaensis Solenopsis globularia cubaensis Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Tapinoma litorale var. cubaensis Tapinoma litorale cubaense Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Macromischa gundlachi Temnothorax gundlachi Wheeler, 1913b Species Valid
Macromischa poeyi Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, 1913b Species Valid
Crematogaster lineolata subsp. subpilosa Crematogaster lineolata subpilosa Wheeler, 1913d Subspecies Unavailable Original combination
Leptothorax bradleyi Temnothorax bradleyi Wheeler, 1913d Species Valid
Azteca delphini subsp. antillana var. dominicensis Azteca delpini antillana dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Camponotus maculatus subsp. dominicensis Camponotus fumidus dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Valid
Iridomyrmex melleus var. dominicensis Linepithema melleus dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Synonym
Rhopalothrix (Octostruma) lutzi Octostruma lutzi Wheeler, 1913e Species Valid
Pheidole moerens subsp. dominicensis Pheidole moerens dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Strumigenys alberti var. intermedia Strumigenys alberti intermedia Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidologeton (Aneleus) aborensis Carebara aborensis Wheeler, 1913f Species Valid
Dorylus (Alaopone) vishnui Dorylus vishnui Wheeler, 1913f Species Valid Original combination
Formica cinerea var. altipetens Formica altipetens Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid
Formica fusca var. blanda Formica fusca blanda Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1900–1942
Taxon descriptions between 1901–1942
No. of references 342
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 2181
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 788
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 1549
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wheeler, W. M. 342