References by Wheeler, W. M.
Wheeler, W. M. 1927g. The ants of the Canary Islands. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 62:93-120. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1927h. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in Indochina. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 20:83-106. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1927i. The ants of Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 62:121-153. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1927j. The occurrence of the pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum L.) in Boston. Psyche (Cambridge) 34:164-165. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1928.04.09.

Wheeler, W. M. 1928a. Zatapinoma, a new genus of ants from India. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 10:19-23. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1928b. Mermis parasitism and intercastes among ants. Journal of Experimental Biology 50:165-237. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1928c. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in China. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 22:3-38. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1928d. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in Japan and Korea. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 22:96-125. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1928e. A new species of Probolomyrmex from Java. Psyche (Cambridge) 35:7-9. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1928.09.14.

Wheeler, W. M. 1928f. Ants of Nantucket Island, Mass. Psyche (Cambridge) 35:10-11. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1928.09.14.

Wheeler, W. M. 1928g. The evolution of ants. Pp. 210-224 in: Mason, F. (ed.) 1928. Creation by evolution. New York: Macmillan, xx + 392 pp.
Wheeler, W. M. 1928h. The social insects: their origin and evolution. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., xviii + 378 pp.
Wheeler, W. M. 1928i. Foibles of insects and men. New York: A. Knopf, xxvi + 217 pp.

Notes: A series of papers, mostly reprintings of earlier articles, but the paper on Leptothorax emersoni (pp. 83-126) is rewritten and expanded.

Wheeler, W. M. 1929a. The identity of the ant genera Gesomyrmex Mayr and Dimorphomyrmex Ernest André. Psyche (Cambridge) 36:1-12. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1929.04.15.

Wheeler, W. M. 1929b. Three new genera of ants from the Dutch East Indies. American Museum Novitates 349:1-8. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1929c. Two Neotropical ants established in the United States. Psyche (Cambridge) 36:89-90. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1929.07.09.

Wheeler, W. M. 1929d. Note on Gesomyrmex. Psyche (Cambridge) 36:91-92. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1929.07.09.

Wheeler, W. M. 1929e. The ant genus Rhopalomastix. Psyche (Cambridge) 36:95-101. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1929.07.09.

Wheeler, W. M. 1929f. A Camponotus mermithergate from Argentina. Psyche (Cambridge) 36:102-106. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1929.07.09.

Wheeler, W. M. 1929g. Some ants from China and Manchuria. American Museum Novitates 361:1-11. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1929h. Ants collected by Professor F. Silvestri in Formosa, the Malay Peninsula and the Philippines. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della Reale Scuola Superiore d'Agricoltura. Portici 24:27-64. PDF
Wheeler, W. M.; Darlington, P. J., Jr. 1930. Ant-tree notes from Rio Frio, Colombia. Psyche (Cambridge) 37:107-117. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1930.08.13.

Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Formica rufa subsp. aggerans Formica rufa aggerans Wheeler, 1912c Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica fusca var. argentea Formica argentea Wheeler, 1912c Species Valid
Formica criniventris Formica criniventris Wheeler, 1912c Species Valid Original combination
Formica flammiventris Formica flammiventris Wheeler, 1912c Species Synonym Original combination
Formica lasioides var. vetula Formica vetula Wheeler, 1912c Species Synonym
Formica pallidefulva subsp. schaufussi var. dolosa Formica pallidefulva schaufussi dolosa Wheeler, 1912c Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Myrmecocystus yuma var. flaviceps Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, 1912e Species Valid
Myrmecocystus melliger subsp. lomaensis Myrmecocystus melliger lomaensis Wheeler, 1912e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Myrmecocystus yuma Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, 1912e Species Valid Original combination
Neoformica Neoformica Wheeler, 1913a Genus Synonym
Forelomyrmex Forelomyrmex Wheeler, 1913a Genus Synonym
Camponotus ramulorum var. mestrei Camponotus ramulorum mestrei Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Crematogaster sanguinea var. torrei Crematogaster sanguinea torrei Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Pheidole punctatissima subsp. jamaicensis var. barbouri Pheidole punctatissima jamaicensis barbouri Wheeler, 1913b Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Solenopsis globularia var. cubaensis Solenopsis globularia cubaensis Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Tapinoma litorale var. cubaensis Tapinoma litorale cubaense Wheeler, 1913b Subspecies Valid Original combination
Macromischa gundlachi Temnothorax gundlachi Wheeler, 1913b Species Valid
Macromischa poeyi Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, 1913b Species Valid
Crematogaster lineolata subsp. subpilosa Crematogaster lineolata subpilosa Wheeler, 1913d Subspecies Unavailable Original combination
Leptothorax bradleyi Temnothorax bradleyi Wheeler, 1913d Species Valid
Azteca delphini subsp. antillana var. dominicensis Azteca delpini antillana dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Camponotus maculatus subsp. dominicensis Camponotus fumidus dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Valid
Iridomyrmex melleus var. dominicensis Linepithema melleus dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Synonym
Rhopalothrix (Octostruma) lutzi Octostruma lutzi Wheeler, 1913e Species Valid
Pheidole moerens subsp. dominicensis Pheidole moerens dominicensis Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Strumigenys alberti var. intermedia Strumigenys alberti intermedia Wheeler, 1913e Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Pheidologeton (Aneleus) aborensis Carebara aborensis Wheeler, 1913f Species Valid
Dorylus (Alaopone) vishnui Dorylus vishnui Wheeler, 1913f Species Valid Original combination
Formica cinerea var. altipetens Formica altipetens Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid
Formica fusca var. blanda Formica fusca blanda Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1900–1942
Taxon descriptions between 1901–1942
No. of references 342
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 2175
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 789
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 1549
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wheeler, W. M. 342