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
Leptothorax emersoni Formicoxenus emersoni Wheeler, 1901a Species Synonym
Formica subsericeoneorufibarbis Formica subsericeoneorufibarbis Wheeler, 1901c Species Unavailable Original combination
Pheidole lamia Pheidole lamia Wheeler, 1901c Species Valid Original combination
Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler, 1902a Species Valid Original combination
Pogonomyrmex barbatus var. marfensis Pogonomyrmex barbatus marfensis Wheeler, 1902a Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica fusca subsp. subpolita var. perpilosa Formica fusca subpolita perpilosa Wheeler, 1902b Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Ephebomyrmex Ephebomyrmex Wheeler, 1902d Genus Synonym
Pogonomyrmex apache Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler, 1902d Species Valid Original combination
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis subsp. comanche Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler, 1902d Species Valid
Pogonomyrmex desertorum Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler, 1902d Species Valid Original combination
Pogonomyrmex barbatus var. nigrescens Pogonomyrmex barbatus nigrescens Wheeler, 1902d Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pogonomyrmex sanctihyacinthi Pogonomyrmex sanctihyacinthi Wheeler, 1902d Species Synonym Original combination
Cerapachys (Parasyscia) augustae Syscia augustae Wheeler, 1902e Species Valid
Formica fusca var. argentata Formica fusca argentata Wheeler, 1902f Subspecies Homonym Original combination
Erebomyrma Erebomyrma Wheeler, 1903a Genus Synonym
Erebomyrma longii Carebara longii Wheeler, 1903a Species Valid
Brachymyrmex nanellus Brachymyrmex nanellus Wheeler, 1903c Species Synonym Original combination
Camponotus texanus Camponotus texanus Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid Original combination
Ponera inexorata Hypoponera inexorata Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid
Eciton (Acamatus) pauxillum Neivamyrmex pauxillus Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid
Prenolepis bruesii Nylanderia bruesii Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid
Prenolepis melanderi Nylanderia melanderi Wheeler, 1903c Species Synonym
Pheidole texana Pheidole texana Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole titanis Pheidole titanis Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid Original combination
Macromischa subditiva Temnothorax subditivus Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid
Atta (Trachymyrmex) turrifex Mycetomoellerius turrifex Wheeler, 1903c Species Valid
Leptothorax acervorum subsp. canadensis var. convivialis Leptothorax acervorum canadensis convivialis Wheeler, 1903d Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Leptothorax muscorum var. sordidus Leptothorax muscorum sordidus Wheeler, 1903d Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Leptothorax curvispinosus subsp. annectens Temnothorax rugatulus annectens Wheeler, 1903d Subspecies Synonym
Leptothorax fortinodis var. gilvus Temnothorax fortinodis gilvus Wheeler, 1903d Subspecies Synonym
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