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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
Rhizomyrma exsanguis Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, 1909b Species Valid
Crematogaster formosa var. aterrima Crematogaster formosa aterrima Wheeler, 1909b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Eciton burchelli var. infumatum Eciton burchellii infumatum Wheeler, 1909b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Leptogenys (Lobopelta) consanguinea Leptogenys consanguinea Wheeler, 1909b Species Valid Original combination
Megalomyrmex silvestrii Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole confoedusta Pheidole confoedusta Wheeler, 1909b Species Valid Original combination
Cerapachys (Syscia) silvestrii Ooceraea silvestrii Wheeler, 1909c Species Synonym
Camponotus maculatus subsp. taylori var. formosae Camponotus maculatus taylori formosae Wheeler, 1909d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Crematogaster subnuda var. formosae Crematogaster subnuda formosae Wheeler, 1909d Subspecies Homonym Original combination
Pheidole sauteri Pheidole sauteri Wheeler, 1909d Species Synonym Original combination
Polyrhachis diana Polyrhachis diana Wheeler, 1909d Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis latona Polyrhachis latona Wheeler, 1909d Species Valid Original combination
Iridomyrmex smithi Technomyrmex smithi Wheeler, 1909d Species Homonym
Camponotus schaefferi Camponotus schaefferi Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid Original combination
Formica adamsi Formica adamsi Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid Original combination
Formica adamsi var. alpina Formica adamsi alpina Wheeler, 1909e Subspecies Valid Original combination
Formica comata Formica comata Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid Original combination
Formica crinita Formica crinita Wheeler, 1909e Species Homonym Original combination
Lasius (Acanthomyops) occidentalis Lasius occidentalis Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid Original combination
Myrmica bradleyi Manica bradleyi Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid
Pogonomyrmex (Ephebomyrmex) pima Pogonomyrmex pima Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid Original combination
Pogonomyrmex (Ephebomyrmex) townsendi Pogonomyrmex townsendi Wheeler, 1909e Species Synonym Original combination
Leptothorax furunculus Temnothorax furunculus Wheeler, 1909e Species Valid
Leptothorax melanderi Temnothorax melanderi Wheeler, 1909e Species Synonym
Myrmecocystus lugubris Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, 1909f Species Valid Original combination
Strongylognathus huberi subsp. alpinus Strongylognathus alpinus Wheeler, 1909g Species Valid
†Propodomyrma †Propodomyrma Wheeler, 1910a Genus Synonym
†Electromyrmex †Electromyrmex Wheeler, 1910a Genus Valid
Crematogaster lineolata var. subopaca Crematogaster lineolata subopaca Wheeler, 1910a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
†Electromyrmex klebsi †Electromyrmex klebsi Wheeler, 1910a Species Valid 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