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
Pheidole desertorum var. maricopa Pheidole desertorum maricopa Wheeler, 1906i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Solenopsis geminata var. aurea Solenopsis aurea Wheeler, 1906i Species Valid
Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) fulvum var. texanum Aphaenogaster texana Wheeler, 1906i Species Valid Original combination
Prenolepis kincaidi Nylanderia kincaidi Wheeler, 1906j Species Synonym
Pheidole anastasii var. johnsoni Pheidole anastasii johnsoni Wheeler, 1907b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Leptothorax emersoni subsp. glacialis Formicoxenus provancheri glacialis Wheeler, 1907c Subspecies Synonym
Myrmica rubra subsp. brevinodis var. brevispinosa Myrmica rubra brevinodis brevispinosa Wheeler, 1907c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Myrmica rubra subsp. brevinodis var. canadensis Myrmica rubra brevinodis canadensis Wheeler, 1907c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Myrmica rubra subsp. brevinodis var. decedens Myrmica rubra brevinodis decedens Wheeler, 1907c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Myrmica rubra subsp. brevinodis var. subalpina Myrmica rubra brevinodis subalpina Wheeler, 1907c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Mycetosoritis Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 1907d Genus Valid
Atta (Moellerius) versicolor subsp. chisosensis Acromyrmex versicolor chisosensis Wheeler, 1907d Subspecies Synonym
Cyphomyrmex rimosus var. comalensis Cyphomyrmex rimosus comalensis Wheeler, 1907d Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Myrmicocrypta brittoni Mycetophylax brittoni Wheeler, 1907d Species Synonym
Atta (Mycetosoritis) hartmanni Mycetosoritis hartmanni Wheeler, 1907d Species Valid
Atta (Mycocepurus) smithi var. borinquenensis Mycocepurus smithii borinquenensis Wheeler, 1907d Subspecies Synonym
Atta (Mycocepurus) smithi var. tolteca Mycocepurus smithii tolteca Wheeler, 1907d Subspecies Synonym
Atta (Trachymyrmex) arizonensis Trachymyrmex arizonensis Wheeler, 1907d Species Valid
Atta (Trachymyrmex) septentrionalis var. obscurior Trachymyrmex septentrionalis obscurior Wheeler, 1907d Subspecies Synonym
Cardiocondyla venustula Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908a Species Valid Original combination
Iridomyrmex melleus var. fuscescens Linepithema melleus fuscescens Wheeler, 1908a Subspecies Synonym
Iridomyrmex melleus Linepithema melleus Wheeler, 1908a Species Synonym
Myrmelachista ambigua subsp. ramulorum Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, 1908a Species Valid
Odontomachus haematodes var. ruginodis Odontomachus ruginodis Wheeler, 1908a Species Valid
Pheidole subarmata var. borinquenensis Pheidole subarmata borinquenensis Wheeler, 1908a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole moerens Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908a Species Valid Original combination
Solenopsis globularia var. borinquenensis Solenopsis globularia borinquenensis Wheeler, 1908a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Solenopsis globularia subsp. lucayensis Solenopsis lucayensis Wheeler, 1908a Species Valid
Solenopsis azteca var. pallida Solenopsis azteca pallida Wheeler, 1908a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Strumigenys louisianae var. obscuriventris Strumigenys louisianae obscuriventris Wheeler, 1908a 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