References by Wheeler, W. M.
Wheeler, W. M. 1937c. Mosaics and other anomalies among ants. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 95 pp. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1938. Ants from the caves of Yucatan. Pp. 251-255 in: Pearse, A. S. 1938. Fauna of the caves of Yucatan. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 491:1-304. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1942. Studies of Neotropical ant-plants and their ants. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 90:1-262. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Aphaenogaster texana var. carolinensis Aphaenogaster carolinensis Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Aphaenogaster texana var. furvescens Aphaenogaster texana furvescens Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Aphaenogaster subterranea subsp. valida Aphaenogaster subterranea valida Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Camponotus acutirostris var. clarigaster Camponotus acutirostris clarigaster Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Camponotus yogi Camponotus yogi Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid Original combination
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) taschenbergi var. aterrimus Dolichoderus taschenbergi aterrimus Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Leptothorax (Mychothorax) hirticornis var. formidolosus Formicoxenus hirticornis formidolosus Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym
Ectatomma (Parectatomma) hartmani Gnamptogenys hartmani Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Messor chamberlini Veromessor chamberlini Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Eciton (Acamatus) leonardi Neivamyrmex leonardi Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Odontomachus haematoda subsp. desertorum Odontomachus desertorum Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Odontomachus haematodus subsp. coninodis Odontomachus haematodus coninodis Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole vinelandica subsp. longula var. castanea Pheidole vinelandica longula castanea Wheeler, 1915b Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole tepicana subsp. cavigenis Pheidole cavigenis Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Pheidole vinelandica subsp. cerebrosior Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Pheidole californica var. incenata Pheidole californica incenata Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole californica subsp. micula Pheidole micula Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Pheidole militicida Pheidole militicida Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole californica subsp. nevadensis Pheidole californica nevadensis Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Homonym Original combination
Pheidole xerophila subsp. pacifica Pheidole xerophila pacifica Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole californica var. satura Pheidole californica satura Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole hyatti subsp. solitanea Pheidole hyatti solitanea Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole spadonia Pheidole spadonia Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole kingi subsp. torpescens Pheidole kingi torpescens Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole crassicornis subsp. vallicola Pheidole vallicola Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Pheidole virago Pheidole virago Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid Original combination
Polyergus rufescens subsp. laeviceps Polyergus rufescens laeviceps Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Polyergus lucidus subsp. montivagus Polyergus montivagus Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
Proceratium silaceum subsp. rugulosum Proceratium silaceum rugulosum Wheeler, 1915b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Solenopsis aurea subsp. amblychila Solenopsis amblychila Wheeler, 1915b Species Valid
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