References by Wheeler, W. M.
Wheeler, W. M. 1933g. Three obscure genera of ponerine ants. American Museum Novitates 672:1-23. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1933h. An ant new to the fauna of the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 8:275-278. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1933i. Colony founding among ants, with an account of some primitive Australian species. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, viii + 179 pp.
Wheeler, W. M.; Creighton, W. S. 1934. A study of the ant genera Novomessor and Veromessor. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 69:341-387. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1934a. Formicidae of the Templeton Crocker Expedition, 1933. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4)21:173-181. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1934b. An Australian ant of the genus Leptothorax Mayr. Psyche (Cambridge) 41:60-62. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1934.08.30.

Wheeler, W. M. 1934c. A second revision of the ants of the genus Leptomyrmex Mayr. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77:69-118. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1934d. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. No. IX. The ants. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 20:137-163. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1934e. Some aberrant species of Camponotus (Colobopsis) from the Fiji Islands. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 27:415-424. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77:157-240. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1934h. Some ants from the Bahama Islands. Psyche (Cambridge) 41:230-232. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1935.03.07.

Wheeler, W. M. 1934i. Revised list of Hawaiian ants. Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 10(21):1-21.
Wheeler, W. M. 1935a. Two new genera of myrmicine ants from Papua and the Philippines. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 15:1-9. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1935b. New ants from the Philippines. Psyche (Cambridge) 42:38-52. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1935.04.04.

Wheeler, W. M. 1935c. Myrmecological notes. Psyche (Cambridge) 42:68-72. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1935.04.04.

Wheeler, W. M. 1935d. Ants of the genera Belonopelta Mayr and Simopelta Mann. Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro) 5:8-19. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1935e. The Australian ant genus Mayriella Forel. Psyche (Cambridge) 42:151-160. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1936.01.36.

Wheeler, W. M. 1935f. Ants of the genus Acropyga Roger, with description of a new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 43:321-329. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1935g. Check list of the ants of Oceania. Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 11(11):1-56.
Wheeler, W. M. 1936a. The Australian ant genus Froggattella. American Museum Novitates 842:1-11. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1936b. Binary anterior ocelli in ants. Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole) 70:185-192. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1936c. Ants from Hispaniola and Mona Island. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 80:195-211. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1936d. A singular Crematogaster from Guatemala. Psyche (Cambridge) 43:40-48. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1936.11.25.

Wheeler, W. M. 1936e. Ecological relations of ponerine and other ants to termites. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 71:159-243. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1936g. Ants from the Society, Austral, Tuamotu and Mangareva Islands. Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 12(18):3-17. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1937b. Ants mostly from the mountains of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 81:439-465. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Pheidole grallipes Pheidole grallipes Wheeler, 1916g Species Synonym Original combination
Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) macropus Polyrhachis macropus Wheeler, 1916g Species Valid Original combination
Cryptocerus (Cyathocephalus) rohweri Cephalotes rohweri Wheeler, 1916i Species Valid
Pheidole ridicula Pheidole ridicula Wheeler, 1916i Species Synonym Original combination
Prodiscothyrea Prodiscothyrea Wheeler, 1916m Genus Synonym
Prodiscothyrea velutina Discothyrea velutina Wheeler, 1916m Species Valid
Nystalomyrma Nystalomyrma Wheeler, 1916n Genus Synonym
Aphaenogaster (Nystalomyrma) barbigula Aphaenogaster barbigula Wheeler, 1916n Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole peregrina Pheidole peregrina Wheeler, 1916p Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica brevinodis var. canadensis Myrmica brevinodis canadensis Wheeler, 1916r Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Aphaenogaster (Deromyrma) phillipsi Aphaenogaster phillipsi Wheeler & Mann, 1916 Species Valid Original combination
Cataglyphis bombycina var. sinaitica Cataglyphis bombycina sinaitica Wheeler & Mann, 1916 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Formica rufibarbis var. clarorufibarbis Formica rufibarbis clarorufibarbis Wheeler & Mann, 1916 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Monomorium (Holcomyrmex) dentigerum var. baal Trichomyrmex baal Wheeler & Mann, 1916 Species Synonym
Tetramorium caespitum subsp. judas Tetramorium judas Wheeler & Mann, 1916 Species Valid
Sima bifoveolata var. syriaca Tetraponera bifoveolata syriaca Wheeler & Mann, 1916 Subspecies Synonym
Aphaenogaster subterranea subsp. valida var. manni Aphaenogaster subterranea valida manni Wheeler, 1917a Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Aphaenogaster uinta Aphaenogaster uinta Wheeler, 1917a Species Valid Original combination
Formica munda var. alticola Formica munda alticola Wheeler, 1917a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica microgyna subsp. californica Formica microgyna californica Wheeler, 1917a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica hewitti Formica hewitti Wheeler, 1917a Species Valid Original combination
Formica microgyna subsp. californica var. hybrida Formica microgyna californica hybrida Wheeler, 1917a Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica fusca subsp. pruinosa var. lutescens Formica fusca pruinosa lutescens Wheeler, 1917a Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica microgyna subsp. rasilis var. pinetorum Formica microgyna rasilis pinetorum Wheeler, 1917a Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica fusca subsp. pruinosa Formica pruinosa Wheeler, 1917a Species Synonym
Formica dakotensis var. saturata Formica dakotensis saturata Wheeler, 1917a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica whymperi Formica adamsi whymperi Wheeler, 1917a Subspecies Valid
Leptothorax (Mychothorax) emersoni subsp. hirtipilis Formicoxenus emersoni hirtipilis Wheeler, 1917a Subspecies Synonym
Lasius niger subsp. alienus var. alienoamericanus Lasius niger alienus alienoamericanus Wheeler, 1917a Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Lasius (Acanthomyops) interjectus subsp. arizonicus Lasius arizonicus Wheeler, 1917a 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