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
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) feae var. caligatus Dolichoderus feae caligatus Wheeler, 1927h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Monomorium silvestrii Monomorium silvestrii Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid Original combination
Paratrechina (Nylanderia) picta Nylanderia picta Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid
Odontomachus silvestrii Odontomachus silvestrii Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid Original combination
Odontomachus silvestrii var. substriatus Odontomachus silvestrii substriatus Wheeler, 1927h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pseudolasius lasioides Pseudolasius lasioides Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid Original combination
Pseudolasius silvestrii Pseudolasius silvestrii Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium indosinense Tetramorium indosinense Wheeler, 1927h Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Colobopsis) howensis Colobopsis howensis Wheeler, 1927i Species Valid
Cardiocondyla nuda subsp. nereis Cardiocondyla nuda nereis Wheeler, 1927i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Ponera mina Hypoponera mina Wheeler, 1927i Species Synonym
Iridomyrmex albitarsus Iridomyrmex albitarsus Wheeler, 1927i Species Synonym Original combination
Monomorium (Notomyrmex) howense Chelaner howense Wheeler, 1927i Species Synonym
Monomorium (Notomyrmex) sanguinolentum Chelaner sanguinolentum Wheeler, 1927i Species Synonym
Orectognathus antennatus var. howensis Orectognathus howensis Wheeler, 1927i Species Valid
Pheidole ampla subsp. norfolkensis Pheidole ampla norfolkensis Wheeler, 1927i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Ponera leae subsp. oculata Ponera leae oculata Wheeler, 1927i Subspecies Homonym Original combination
Tetramorium antipodum Tetramorium antipodum Wheeler, 1927i Species Valid Original combination
Zatapinoma Zatapinoma Wheeler, 1928a Genus Synonym
Zatapinoma annandalei Tapinoma annandalei Wheeler, 1928a Species Valid
Pheidole microgyna Pheidole microgyna Wheeler, 1928b Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster smythiesi subsp. sinensis Aphaenogaster sinensis Wheeler, 1928c Species Synonym
Oligomyrmex (Hendecatella) capreolus subsp. laeviceps Carebara capreola laeviceps Wheeler, 1928c Subspecies Valid
Oligomyrmex lusciosus Carebara lusciosa Wheeler, 1928c Species Valid
Oligomyrmex polyphemus Carebara polyphemus Wheeler, 1928c Species Valid
Oligomyrmex silvestrii Carebara silvestrii Wheeler, 1928c Species Homonym
Oligomyrmex silvestrii subsp. taiponicus Carebara taiponica Wheeler, 1928c Species Valid
Cerapachys (Syscia) sinensis Ooceraea sinensis Wheeler, 1928c Species Synonym
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) sinensis var. atriceps Dolichoderus sinensis atriceps Wheeler, 1928c Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Ponera excoecata Hypoponera excoecata Wheeler, 1928c 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