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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
Pheidole pilifera subsp. coloradensis var. neomexicana Pheidole pilifera coloradensis neomexicana Wheeler, 1908h Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole nuculiceps Pheidole nuculiceps Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pinealis Pheidole pinealis Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole crassicornis subsp. porcula Pheidole porcula Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid
Pheidole proserpina Pheidole proserpina Wheeler, 1908h Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole rhea Pheidole rhea Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole sitarches subsp. rufescens Pheidole sitarches rufescens Wheeler, 1908h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole sciophila Pheidole sciophila Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pilifera subsp. septentrionalis Pheidole pilifera septentrionalis Wheeler, 1908h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole pilifera subsp. coloradensis var. simulans Pheidole pilifera coloradensis simulans Wheeler, 1908h Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole sitarches Pheidole sitarches Wheeler, 1908h Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole soritis Pheidole soritis Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole metallescens subsp. splendidula Pheidole metallescens splendidula Wheeler, 1908h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole sitarches var. transvarians Pheidole sitarches transvarians Wheeler, 1908h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidole xerophila subsp. tucsonica Pheidole tucsonica Wheeler, 1908h Species Synonym
Pheidole xerophila Pheidole xerophila Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Solenopsis molesta var. castanea Solenopsis molesta castanea Wheeler, 1908h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Solenopsis geminata var. diabola Solenopsis geminata diabola Wheeler, 1908h Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Solenopsis krockowi Solenopsis krockowi Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Solenopsis pilosula Solenopsis pilosula Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Solenopsis salina Solenopsis salina Wheeler, 1908h Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster lineolata subsp. opaca var. depilis Crematogaster lineolata opaca depilis Wheeler, 1908h Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole sitarches subsp. rufescens var. campestris Pheidole sitarches rufescens campestris Wheeler, 1908h Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole xerophila subsp. tucsonica var. gilvescens Pheidole xerophila tucsonica gilvescens Wheeler, 1908h Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole crassicornis subsp. porcula var. tetra Pheidole crassicornis porcula tetra Wheeler, 1908h Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Stenamma (Aphaenogaster) fulvum var. piceum Aphaenogaster picea Wheeler, 1908i Species Valid
Formica fusca var. glacialis Formica glacialis Wheeler, 1908i Species Valid
Formica sanguinea subsp. subintegra Formica subintegra Wheeler, 1908i Species Valid
Formica fusca var. occidentalis Formica fusca occidentalis Wheeler, 1908k Subspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica specularis Formica specularis Wheeler, 1908k Species Synonym Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1900–1942
Taxon descriptions between 1901–1942
No. of references 342
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 2175
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 789
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 1549
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wheeler, W. M. 342