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
Prodiscothyrea bryanti Discothyrea bryanti Wheeler, 1917d Species Valid
Myrmica brevinodis var. kuschei Myrmica incompleta kuschei Wheeler, 1917e Subspecies Synonym
Myrmorhynchini Myrmecorhynchini Wheeler, 1917f Tribe Synonym
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) capperi var. formosulus Camponotus capperi formosulus Wheeler, 1917g Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus subsp. jamaicensis Camponotus picipes jamaicensis Wheeler, 1917g Subspecies Valid
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) capperi subsp. subdepilis Camponotus capperi subdepilis Wheeler, 1917g Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) capperi subsp. unctulus Camponotus capperi unctulus Wheeler, 1917g Subspecies Valid Original combination
Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) hecate subsp. bruesi Pheidole hecate bruesi Wheeler, 1917g Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole caribbaea subsp. sloanei Pheidole caribbaea sloanei Wheeler, 1917g Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole floridana subsp. stomachosa Pheidole stomachosa Wheeler, 1917g Species Valid
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) mariae var. blatchleyi Dolichoderus mariae blatchleyi Wheeler, 1917k Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Nothosphinctus Nothosphinctus Wheeler, 1918a Genus Synonym
Zasphinctus Zasphinctus Wheeler, 1918a Genus Valid
Phyracaces elegans Lioponera elegans Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces fervidus Lioponera fervida Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces ficosus Lioponera ficosa Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces heros Lioponera heros Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces larvatus Lioponera larvata Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces leae Lioponera leae Wheeler, 1918a Species Synonym
Phyracaces mullewanus Lioponera mullewana Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces rugulinodis Lioponera rugulinodis Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Phyracaces scrutator Lioponera scrutator Wheeler, 1918a Species Synonym
Phyracaces senescens Lioponera senescens Wheeler, 1918a Species Valid
Eusphinctus (Eusphinctus) hackeri Zasphinctus hackeri Wheeler, 1918a Species Synonym
Eusphinctus (Nothosphinctus) manni Zasphinctus manni Wheeler, 1918a Species Synonym
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) beebei Camponotus beebei Wheeler, 1918b Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster ornatipilis Crematogaster ornatipilis Wheeler, 1918b Species Synonym Original combination
Paedalgus termitolestes Carebara termitolestes Wheeler, 1918c Species Valid
Opisthopsis pictus var. bimaculatus Opisthopsis picta bimaculata Wheeler, 1918d Subspecies Valid Original combination
Opisthopsis diadematus Opisthopsis diademata Wheeler, 1918d Species Valid 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