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
Phrynoponera gabonensis var. esta Phrynoponera gabonensis esta Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Phyrnoponera gabonensis var. fecunda Phrynoponera gabonensis fecunda Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Phrynoponera heterodus Phrynoponera heterodus Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym Original combination
Phrynoponera gabonensis var. umbrosa Phrynoponera gabonensis umbrosa Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Platythyrea cribrinodis var. brevidentata Platythyrea brevidentata Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym
Platythyrea gracillima Platythyrea gracillima Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis aerope Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis (Myrma) atalanta Polyrhachis atalanta Wheeler, 1922 Species Homonym Original combination
Polyrhachis (Myrma) bequaerti Polyrhachis bequaerti Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym Original combination
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris subsp. cupreopubescens var. dido Polyrhachis militaris cupreopubescens dido Wheeler, 1922 Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Psalidomyrmex obesus Psalidomyrmex obesus Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym Original combination
Solenopsis punctaticeps subsp. kibaliensis Solenopsis punctaticeps kibaliensis Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Tapinoma luridum subsp. longiceps Tapinoma luridum longiceps Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Valid Original combination
Engramma gowdeyi Technomyrmex gowdeyi Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym
Engramma griseopubens Technomyrmex griseopubens Wheeler, 1922 Species Synonym
Xiphomyrmex occidentalis subsp. akengensis Tetramorium akengense Wheeler, 1922 Species Valid
Tetramorium pusillum var. hemisi Tetramorium pusillum hemisi Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Tetramorium guineense subsp. medje Tetramorium guineense medje Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Tetraponera mocquerysi var. lepida Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Tetramorium pusillum var. triste Tetramorium pusillum triste Wheeler, 1922 Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) heathi var. gilvigaster Camponotus heathi gilvigaster Wheeler, 1923a Subspecies Valid Original combination
Dendromyrmex apicalis var. opaciceps Camponotus apicalis opaciceps Wheeler, 1923a Subspecies Synonym
Dendromyrmex fabricii var. pictus Camponotus fabricii pictus Wheeler, 1923a Subspecies Synonym
Camponotus (Myrmothrix) abdominalis subsp. romani Camponotus abdominalis romani Wheeler, 1923a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Dendromyrmex madeirensis var. romani Camponotus madeirensis romani Wheeler, 1923a Subspecies Synonym
Ectatomma (Gnamptogenys) concinnum var. romani Gnamptogenys concinna romani Wheeler, 1923a Subspecies Synonym
Formica rufibarbis var. orientalis Formica rufibarbis orientalis Wheeler, 1923c Subspecies Homonym Original combination
Formica (Proformica) jacoti Proformica jacoti Wheeler, 1923c Species Valid
Solenopsis jacoti Solenopsis jacoti Wheeler, 1923c Species Valid Original combination
Solenopsis jacoti subsp. pekingensis Solenopsis jacoti pekingensis Wheeler, 1923c Subspecies 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