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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
Aenictus latiscapus var. fumatus Aenictus latiscapus fumatus Wheeler, 1927d Subspecies Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi subsp. lighti Camponotus lighti Wheeler, 1927d Species Valid
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi subsp. lighti var. okamotoi Camponotus itoi lighti okamotoi Wheeler, 1927d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Crematogaster (Acrocoelia) dohrni subsp. fabricans var. flaccida Crematogaster dohrni fabricans flaccida Wheeler, 1927d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Dilobocondyla fouqueti var. lighti Dilobocondyla fouqueti lighti Wheeler, 1927d Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole lighti Pheidole lighti Wheeler, 1927d Species Synonym Original combination
Tapinoma geei Tapinoma geei Wheeler, 1927d Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma rectinotum Tapinoma rectinotum Wheeler, 1927d Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium caespitum subsp. jacoti var. geei Tetramorium caespitum jacoti geei Wheeler, 1927d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Tetramorium caespitum subsp. jacoti Tetramorium jacoti Wheeler, 1927d Species Synonym
Tetramorium caespitum subsp. jacoti var. annectens Tetramorium caespitum jacoti annectens Wheeler, 1927d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Camponotus punctatissimus subsp. formosensis Camponotus formosensis Wheeler, 1927e Species Valid
Polyergus samurai subsp. mandarin Polyergus samurai mandarin Wheeler, 1927e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Tapinoma geei var. tinctum Tapinoma geei tinctum Wheeler, 1927e Subspecies Valid Original combination
Leptothorax congruus var. eburneipes Temnothorax eburneipes Wheeler, 1927e Species Valid
Leptothorax galeatus Temnothorax galeatus Wheeler, 1927e Species Synonym
Colobostruma Colobostruma Wheeler, 1927f Genus Valid
Epopostruma (Colobostruma) leae Colobostruma leae Wheeler, 1927f Species Valid
Crematogaster (Colobocrema) cylindriceps Crematogaster cylindriceps Wheeler, 1927f Species Valid Original combination
Colobocrema Crematogaster (Colobocrema) Wheeler, 1927f Subgenus Synonym
Monomorium hesperium lanzarotense Monomorium hesperium lanzarotense Wheeler, 1927g Subspecies Valid Original combination
Leptothorax risii subsp. armouri Temnothorax risii armouri Wheeler, 1927g Subspecies Synonym
Tetramorium caespitum subsp. semilaeve var. palmense Tetramorium caespitum semilaeve palmense Wheeler, 1927g Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Monomorium (Xeromyrmex) salomonis subsp. subopacum var. intermedium Monomorium salomonis subopacum intermedium Wheeler, 1927g Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Hendecatella Hendecatella Wheeler, 1927h Genus Synonym
Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) silvestrii Acropyga silvestrii Wheeler, 1927h Species Homonym Original combination
Anillomyrma decamera subsp. continentis Anillomyrma decamera continentis Wheeler, 1927h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Monomorium lippulum Pheidole lippulum Wheeler, 1927h Species Synonym
Oligomyrmex (Hendecatella) capreolus Carebara capreola Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid
Aneleus cribriceps Carebara cribriceps Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid
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