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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
Tetramorium caespitum subsp. semilaeve var. jacoti Tetramorium caespitum semilaeve jacoti Wheeler, 1923c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Camponotus sexguttatus var. antiguanus Camponotus sexguttatus antiguanus Wheeler, 1923d Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus sexguttatus subsp. basirectus Camponotus sexguttatus basirectus Wheeler, 1923d Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus sexguttatus var. montserratensis Camponotus sexguttatus montserratensis Wheeler, 1923d Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus sexguttatus var. unitaeniatus Camponotus sexguttatus unitaeniatus Wheeler, 1923d Subspecies Valid Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) dasygyna Leptogenys dasygyna Wheeler, 1923e Species Synonym Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) gaigei var. defuga Leptogenys gaigei defuga Wheeler, 1923e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) gaigei Leptogenys gaigei Wheeler, 1923e Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) guianensis Leptogenys guianensis Wheeler, 1923e Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) langi Leptogenys langi Wheeler, 1923e Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata subsp. manni Leptogenys manni Wheeler, 1923e Species Valid
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) pusilla var. panamana Leptogenys pusilla panamana Wheeler, 1923e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) quiriguana Leptogenys quiriguana Wheeler, 1923e Species Valid Original combination
Anacanthoponera Anacanthoponera Wheeler, 1923f Genus Synonym
Acanthoponera goeldii subsp. schwarzi Acanthoponera goeldii schwarzi Wheeler, 1923f Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Acanthoponera (Anacanthoponera) brouni subsp. kirki Heteroponera brounii kirki Wheeler, 1923f Subspecies Synonym
Acanthoponera (Anacanthoponera) leae Heteroponera leae Wheeler, 1923f Species Valid
Acanthoponera (Anacanthoponera) imbellis var. scabra Heteroponera imbellis scabra Wheeler, 1923f Subspecies Synonym
Myopias tasmaniensis Myopias tasmaniensis Wheeler, 1923f Species Valid Original combination
Hypocylindromyrmex Hypocylindromyrmex Wheeler, 1924b Genus Synonym
Metacylindromyrmex Metacylindromyrmex Wheeler, 1924b Genus Synonym
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macilentus var. castanellus Camponotus macilentus castellanus Wheeler, 1924b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Paracolobopsis) macilentus var. pervicus Camponotus macilentus pervicus Wheeler, 1924b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmocladoecus) planus var. sansalvadorensis Camponotus planus sansalvadorensis Wheeler, 1924b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Pseudocolobopsis) macilentus var. sapphirinus Camponotus macilentus sapphirinus Wheeler, 1924b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Cylindromyrmex (Metacylindromyrmex) boliviae Cylindromyrmex boliviae Wheeler, 1924b Species Valid Original combination
Cylindromyrmex williamsi Cylindromyrmex williamsi Wheeler, 1924b Species Synonym Original combination
Ponera beebei Hypoponera beebei Wheeler, 1924b Species Valid
Prenolepis (Nylanderia) vividula subsp. guatemalensis var. edenensis Nylanderia vividula guatemalensis edenensis Wheeler, 1924b Infrasubspecies Unavailable
Pheidole williamsi var. seymourensis Pheidole williamsi seymourensis Wheeler, 1924b Subspecies Synonym 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