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
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