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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
Strumigenys bryanti Strumigenys bryanti Wheeler, 1919f Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys indagatrix Strumigenys indagatrix Wheeler, 1919f Species Valid Original combination
Vollenhovia hewitti Vollenhovia hewitti Wheeler, 1919f Species Valid Original combination
Vollenhovia banksi subsp. kuchingensis Vollenhovia banksi kuchingensis Wheeler, 1919f Subspecies Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma leae Lordomyrma leae Wheeler, 1919g Species Valid Original combination
Lordomyrma punctiventris Lordomyrma punctiventris Wheeler, 1919g Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster atkinsoni Crematogaster atkinsoni Wheeler, 1919h Species Synonym Original combination
Crematogaster laeviuscula var. californica Crematogaster californica Wheeler, 1919h Species Valid
Crematogaster opaca var. depilis Crematogaster depilis Wheeler, 1919h Species Valid
Crematogaster atkinsoni var. helveola Crematogaster atkinsoni helveola Wheeler, 1919h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Crematogaster coarctata var. mormonum Crematogaster mormonum Wheeler, 1919h Species Synonym
Metapone leae Metapone leae Wheeler, 1919j Species Valid Original combination
Metapone tillyardi Metapone tillyardi Wheeler, 1919j Species Valid Original combination
Viticicola Viticicola Wheeler, 1919k Genus Synonym
Pseudaphomomyrmex Pseudaphomomyrmex Wheeler, 1920 Genus Synonym
Cladomyrma Cladomyrma Wheeler, 1920 Genus Valid
Diodontolepis Diodontolepis Wheeler, 1920 Genus Synonym
Hypocryptocerus Hypocryptocerus Wheeler, 1920 Genus Synonym
Heteromyrmex Heteromyrmex Wheeler, 1920 Genus Synonym
Macromischoides Macromischoides Wheeler, 1920 Genus Synonym
Phrynoponera Phrynoponera Wheeler, 1920 Genus Valid
Neomyrmamblys Camponotus (Neomyrmamblys) Wheeler, 1921a Subgenus Synonym
Myrmopiromis Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) Wheeler, 1921a Subgenus Valid
Myrmosaulus Camponotus (Myrmosaulus) Wheeler, 1921a Subgenus Valid
Myrmocladoecus Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) Wheeler, 1921a Subgenus Valid
Manniella Camponotus (Manniella) Wheeler, 1921a Subgenus Valid
Pseudomyrma wasmanni Pseudomyrmex wasmanni Wheeler, 1921b Species Synonym
Aphaenogaster exasperata Aphaenogaster exasperata Wheeler, 1921c Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster geei Aphaenogaster geei Wheeler, 1921c Species Valid Original combination
Liometopum sinense var. sericatum Liometopum sinense sericatum Wheeler, 1921c Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1900–1942
Taxon descriptions between 1901–1942
No. of references 342
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 2175
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 789
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 1549
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wheeler, W. M. 342