| Author (and author names) | Published between | No. of references | No. of described taxa (valid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff, D. C. | 1981 | 1 | – |
| Woodward, B. B. | 1901–1906 | 4 | – |
| Woyciechowski, M. | 1977–2007 | 7 | – |
| Wranik, W. | 2004 | 1 | – |
| Wray, B. D. | 2019 | 1 | – |
| Wray, D. L. | 1950–1967 | 2 | – |
| Wray, G. A. | 2002 | 1 | – |
| Wright, C. A. | 1980 | 1 | – |
| Wright, C. G. | 1979 | 1 | – |
| Wright, J. B. | 2012 | 1 | – |
| Wroughton, R. C. | 1892 | 2 | – |
| Wu, C. F. | 1941 | 1 | – |
| Wu, H. | 1995–1997 | 2 | – |
| Wu, J. | 1987–2001 | 25 | 31 |
| Wu, L. | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Wu, Q. | 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| Wu, T. | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Wu, T.-Q. | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Wu, W. | 2004 | 1 | – |
| Wu, W.-J. | 1995–2011 | 8 | 16 |
| Wu, W.-L. | 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Wunneburger, D. F. | 2000 | 1 | – |
| Wuorenrinne, H. | 1975–1981 | 3 | – |
| Wurm, Y. | 2007–2012 | 3 | – |
| Würmli, M. | 1969–1973 | 2 | – |
| Wybranska Sadkowska, T. | 1983 | 1 | – |
| Wygodzinsky, P. | 1948 | 1 | – |
| Wyöni, P.-I. | 1983 | 1 | – |
| Wysocka, A. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Xenarios, I.; Xenarios I. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Xi, G. | 1995 | 1 | – |
| Xia, Y. | 1995–1997 | 3 | 3 |
| Xiao, G. | 1987–1989 | 8 | 8 |
| XIX International Congress of Entomology | 1992 | 1 | – |
| Xu, C. | 1992–2022 | 2 | – |
| Xu, G.-L. | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Xu, S. | 1995–2022 | 4 | 2 |
| Xu, S.-Q. | 2007 | 1 | – |
| Xu, W. | 2022 | 1 | – |
| Xu, Z.; Xu, Z.-H. | 1994–2024 | 72 | 139 |
| Xu, Z.-M. | 1998 | 1 | – |
| Xuan, L. | 2024 | 1 | – |
| XVII International Congress of Entomology | 1984 | 1 | – |
| Yabuki, A. T. | 1992–2010 | 6 | – |
| Yagi, N. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Yakushkin, V. T. | 1974 | 1 | – |
| Yamada, A. | 2018–2024 | 11 | 5 |
| Yamada, M. | 1992–2018 | 3 | – |
| Yamaguchi, T. | 1993–1995 | 2 | – |
| Yamamoto, C. I. | 1998–1999 | 4 | – |
| Yamamoto, M.-T. | 1994–2004 | 4 | – |
| Yamamoto, S. | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| Yamamoto, T. | 1995–1998 | 4 | – |
| Yamamura, N. | 1994 | 1 | – |
| Yamane, S. | 1978–2024 | 119 | 113 |
| Yamanouchi, Y. | 1994 | 1 | – |
| Yamaoka, R. | 1997–2005 | 2 | – |
| Yamauchi, K. | 1968–2005 | 26 | 6 |
| Yandell, M.; Yandell, M. D. | 2011 | 3 | – |
| Yang, A. S. | 2011 | 1 | – |