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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
Meranoplus nanus subsp. soriculus Meranoplus nanus soriculus Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Messor capensis var. probus Messor capensis probus Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Messor capensis var. schencki Messor capensis schencki Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Messor capensis var. tropicorum Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid
Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) salomonis subsp. subopacum var. santschiellum Monomorium salomonis subopacum santschiellum Wheeler, 1922 Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Monomorium (Syllophopsis) modestum var. smutsi Syllophopsis modesta smutsi Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym
Myrmicaria exigua subsp. kisangani Myrmicaria exigua kisangani Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Myrmicaria salambo Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis (Nylanderia) madagascarensis var. rufescens Nylanderia madagascarensis rufescens Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid
Odontomachus assiniensis var. aterrimus Odontomachus assiniensis aterrimus Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Odontomachus assiniensis var. furvior Odontomachus assiniensis furvior Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Odontomachus haematoda var. stanleyi Odontomachus haematodus stanleyi Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Oecophylla longinoda var. annectens Oecophylla longinoda annectens Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
†Oecophylla crassinoda †Oecophylla crassinoda Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid Original combination
Oecophylla longinoda var. rubriceps Oecophylla longinoda rubriceps Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Oecophylla longinoda var. textor Oecophylla longinoda textor Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Bothroponera pachyderma var. funerea Bothroponera pachyderma funerea Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Euponera (Mesoponera) ingesta Mesoponera ingesta Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid
Euponera (Mesoponera) subiridescens Mesoponera subiridescens Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid
Pseudolasius bucculentus Paraparatrechina bucculentus Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym
Pseudolasius bufonum Paraparatrechina bufona Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid
Pseudolasius gowdeyi Paraparatrechina gowdeyi Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym
Pheidole batrachorum Pheidole batrachorum Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole minima subsp. malelana Pheidole minima malelana Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Pheidole mylognatha Pheidole minima mylognatha Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid
Pheidole niapuana Pheidole niapuana Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole saxicola Pheidole saxicola Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole caffra subsp. senilifrons Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Pheidole caffra subsp. bayeri var. thysvillensis Pheidole caffra bayeri thysvillensis Wheeler, 1922 Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Phrynoponera bequaerti Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid 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