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 dorsata Pheidole dorsata Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole dossena Pheidole dossena Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole drepanon Pheidole drepanon Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole dryas Pheidole dryas Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole dumicola Pheidole dumicola Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole ebenina Pheidole ebenina Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole ectatommoides Pheidole ectatommoides Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole ecuadorana Pheidole ecuadorana Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole eparmata Pheidole eparmata Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole epetrion Pheidole epetrion Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole erethizon Pheidole erethizon Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole eriophora Pheidole eriophora Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole erratilis Pheidole erratilis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole euryscopa Pheidole euryscopa Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole excubitor Pheidole excubitor Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole exquisita Pheidole exquisita Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole fariasana Pheidole fariasana Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole fissiceps Pheidole fissiceps Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole flavifrons Pheidole flavifrons Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole floricola Pheidole floricola Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole fowleri Pheidole fowleri Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole fracticeps Pheidole fracticeps Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole fullerae Pheidole fullerae Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole furtiva Pheidole furtiva Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole gagates Pheidole gagates Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole galba Pheidole galba Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole gangamon Pheidole gangamon Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole geminata Pheidole geminata Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole gemmula Pheidole gemmula Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole gigaflavens Pheidole gigaflavens 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