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
Leptothorax nitens var. heathii Temnothorax nitens heathii Wheeler, 1903d Subspecies Synonym
Leptothorax fortinodis var. melanoticus Temnothorax fortinodis melanoticus Wheeler, 1903d Subspecies Synonym
Leptothorax neomexicanus Temnothorax neomexicanus Wheeler, 1903d Species Valid
Leptothorax nevadensis Temnothorax nevadensis Wheeler, 1903d Species Valid
Leptothorax obturator Temnothorax obturator Wheeler, 1903d Species Valid
Leptothorax nitens subsp. occidentalis Temnothorax nitens occidentalis Wheeler, 1903d Subspecies Synonym
Leptothorax schmittii Temnothorax schmittii Wheeler, 1903d Species Valid
Leptothorax terrigena Temnothorax terrigena Wheeler, 1903d Species Valid
Leptothorax texanus Temnothorax texanus Wheeler, 1903d Species Valid
Leptothorax curvispinosus subsp. rugatulus var. cockerelli Leptothorax curvispinosus rugatulus cockerelli Wheeler, 1903d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Stenamma brevicorne subsp. schmittii Stenamma schmittii Wheeler, 1903f Species Valid
Formica microgyna Formica microgyna Wheeler, 1903g Species Valid Original combination
Formica oreas Formica oreas Wheeler, 1903g Species Valid Original combination
Formica microgyna var. rasilis Formica rasilis Wheeler, 1903g Species Synonym
Epipheidole Epipheidole Wheeler, 1903h Genus Synonym
Epipheidole inquilina Pheidole inquilina Wheeler, 1903h Species Valid
Formica sanguinea subsp. subnuda Formica subnuda Wheeler, 1903 Species Synonym
Sympheidole Sympheidole Wheeler, 1904a Genus Synonym
Symmyrmica Symmyrmica Wheeler, 1904a Genus Synonym
Symmyrmica chamberlini Formicoxenus chamberlini Wheeler, 1904a Species Valid
Pheidole ceres Pheidole ceres Wheeler, 1904a Species Valid Original combination
Sympheidole elecebra Pheidole elecebra Wheeler, 1904a Species Valid
Camponotus (Colobopsis) pylartes Colobopsis pylartes Wheeler, 1904c Species Synonym
Camponotus (Colobopsis) abditus var. etiolatus Colobopsis etiolata Wheeler, 1904c Species Valid
Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) patruele subsp. bakeri Aphaenogaster patruelis bakeri Wheeler, 1904e Subspecies Synonym
Camponotus hyatti var. bakeri Camponotus bakeri Wheeler, 1904e Species Valid
Monomorium minutum subsp. ergatogyna Monomorium ergatogyna Wheeler, 1904e Species Valid
Solenopsis texana subsp. catalinae Solenopsis texana catalinae Wheeler, 1904e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Dolichoderus plagiatus var. beutenmuelleri Dolichoderus plagiatus beutenmuelleri Wheeler, 1904f Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica difficilis var. consocians Formica difficilis consocians Wheeler, 1904i 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