References by Wilson, E. O.
Wilson, E. O. 1988a. The current status of ant taxonomy. Pp. 3-10 in: Trager, J. C. (ed.) 1988. Advances in myrmecology. Leiden: E. J. Brill, xxvii + 551 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 1988b. The biogeography of the West Indian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pp. 214-230 in: Liebherr, J. K. (ed.) 1988. Zoogeography of Caribbean insects. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, ix + 285 pp.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1990. The ants. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, xii + 732 pp.
Hölldobler, B.; Obermayer, M.; Wilson, E. O. 1992. Communication in the primitive cryptobiotic ant Prionopelta amabilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology. A. Sensory, Neural and Behavioral Physiology 171:9-16.
Wilson, E. O. 2003a. Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, [ix] + 794 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 2003b. La hiperdiversidad como fenómeno real: el caso de Pheidole. Pp. 363-370 in: Fernández, F. (ed.) 2003. Introducción a las hormigas de la región Neotropical. Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, xxvi + 424 pp.
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 2005a. The rise of the ants: a phylogenetic and ecological explanation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102:7411-7414. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 2005b. Eusociality: origin and consequences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102:13367-13371. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 2008. The superorganism. The beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, xxi + 522 pp.

Notes: Publication date (November 2008) from publisher's web site (http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-06704-0/).

Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 2010. The leafcutter ants. Civilization by instinct. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 160 pp.
Sarnat, E. M.; Rabeling, C.; Economo, E. P.; Wilson, E. O. 2014. First record of a species from the New World Pheidole flavens-complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) introduced to the southwestern Pacific. BioInvasions Records 3:7 pp. PDF

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Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Pheidole petersoni Pheidole petersoni Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole petrensis Pheidole petrensis Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole pholeops Pheidole pholeops Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pidax Pheidole pidax Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pilispina Pheidole pilispina Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pilosior Pheidole pilosior Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pinicola Pheidole pinicola Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole plato Pheidole plato Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole polymorpha Pheidole polymorpha Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole portalensis Pheidole portalensis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole potosiana Pheidole potosiana Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole praeses Pheidole praeses Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole prattorum Pheidole prattorum Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole prolixa Pheidole prolixa Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole prostrata Pheidole prostrata Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole protensa Pheidole protensa Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole psilogaster Pheidole psilogaster Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole pygmaea Pheidole pygmaea Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole quadriceps Pheidole quadriceps Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole quercicola Pheidole quercicola Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rectiluma Pheidole rectiluma Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole rectisentis Pheidole rectisentis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rectispina Pheidole rectispina Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rectitrudis Pheidole rectitrudis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole renae Pheidole renae Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rhytifera Pheidole rhytifera Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rosula Pheidole rosula Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rotundiceps Pheidole rotundiceps Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole roushae Pheidole roushae Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole rubiceps Pheidole rubiceps Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1951–2023
Taxon descriptions between 1951–2008
No. of references 153
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 473
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 395
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 438
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wilson, E. O. 153