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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
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