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References by Wheeler, W. M.
Wheeler, W. M. 1904a. Three new genera of inquiline ants from Utah and Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:1-17. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904b. Dr. Castle and the Dzierzon theory. Science (New York) (n.s.)19:587-591. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904c. The American ants of the subgenus Colobopsis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:139-158. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904d. A crustacean-eating ant (Leptogenys elongata Buckley). Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole) 6:251-259. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904e. Ants from Catalina Island, California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:269-271. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904f. The ants of North Carolina. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:299-306. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904g. On the pupation of ants and the feasibility of establishing the Guatemalan Kelep, or Cotton-Weevil Ant, in the United States. Science (New York) (n.s.)20:437-440. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904h. Social parasitism among ants. American Museum Journal 4:74-75.
Wheeler, W. M. 1904i. A new type of social parasitism among ants. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 20:347-375. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1904j. Some further comments on the Guatemalan boll weevil ant. Science (New York) (n.s.)20:766-768. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905a. An interpretation of the slave-making instincts in ants. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:1-16. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905b. Ants from Catalina Island, Cal. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 4:60-62.

Notes: Reprint of Wheeler (1904e) with some additions and emendations.

Wheeler, W. M. 1905c. The ants of the Bahamas, with a list of the known West Indian species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:79-135. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905d. New species of Formica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:267-274. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905e. How the queens of the parasitic and slave-making ants establish their colonies. American Museum Journal 5:144-148. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905f. Some remarks on temporary social parasitism and the phylogeny of slavery among ants. Biologisches Centralblatt 25:637-644. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905g. The North American ants of the genus Dolichoderus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:305-319. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905h. The North American ants of the genus Liometopum. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:321-333. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905i. Dr. O. F. Cook's "Social organization and breeding habits of the cotton-protecting kelep of Guatemala.". Science (New York) (n.s.)21:706-710. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905j. An annotated list of the ants of New Jersey. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:371-403. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1905k. Worker ants with vestiges of wings. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21:405-408.
Wheeler, W. M. 1905l. Ants from the summit of Mount Washington. Psyche (Cambridge) 12:111-114. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1906.01.06.

Wheeler, W. M. 1906a. The habits of the tent-building ant (Cremastogaster lineolata Say). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22:1-18. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906b. On certain tropical ants introduced into the United States. Entomological News 17:23-26. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906c. The kelep excused. Science (New York) (n.s.)23:348-350. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906d. The queen ant as a psychological study. Popular Science Monthly 68:291-299. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906e. On the founding of colonies by queen ants, with special reference to the parasitic and slave-making species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22:33-105. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906f. New ants from New England. Psyche (Cambridge) 13:38-41. PDF

Notes: Stamp date in MCZ library: 1906.06.30.

Wheeler, W. M. 1906g. Fauna of New England. 7. List of the Formicidae. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7:1-24. PDF
Wheeler, W. M. 1906h. The ants of Japan. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22:301-328. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Formica (Formica) bradleyi Formica bradleyi Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid Original combination
Formica subpolita var. camponoticeps Formica subpolita camponoticeps Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica rufibarbis var. caucasica Formica rufibarbis caucasica Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica oreas var. comptula Formica oreas comptula Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica exsectoides var. davisi Formica exsectoides davisi Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica (Formica) emeryi Formica emeryi Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid Original combination
Formica ferocula Formica ferocula Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid Original combination
Formica subpolita var. ficticia Formica subpolita ficticia Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica (Formica) foreliana Formica foreliana Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid Original combination
Formica fusca var. gelida Formica fusca gelida Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica sanguinea subsp. subintegra var. gilvescens Formica sanguinea subintegra gilvescens Wheeler, 1913i Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica ulkei var. hebescens Formica ulkei hebescens Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica exsectoides var. hesperia Formica exsectoides hesperia Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica truncicola subsp. integroides Formica integroides Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid
Formica cinerea var. lepida Formica lepida Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid
Formica (Proformica) limata Formica limata Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid Original combination
Formica sanguinea subsp. rubicunda var. lucidula Formica sanguinea rubicunda lucidula Wheeler, 1913i Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica (Formica) manni Formica manni Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid Original combination
Formica fusca var. marcida Formica marcida Wheeler, 1913i Species Synonym
Formica (Proformica) neogagates var. morbida Formica neogagates morbida Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica truncicola subsp. mucescens Formica mucescens Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid
Formica microgyna subsp. rasilis var. nahua Formica microgyna rasilis nahua Wheeler, 1913i Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica cinerea var. neocinerea Formica cinerea neocinerea Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica rufibarbis var. occidua Formica occidua Wheeler, 1913i Species Synonym
Formica microgyna subsp. rasilis var. pullula Formica microgyna rasilis pullula Wheeler, 1913i Infrasubspecies Unavailable Original combination
Formica microgyna var. recidiva Formica microgyna recidiva Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica cinerea var. rutilans Formica cinerea rutilans Wheeler, 1913i Subspecies Synonym Original combination
Formica rufa var. santschii Formica santschii Wheeler, 1913i Species Synonym
Formica microgyna subsp. scitula Formica scitula Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid
Formica sibylla Formica sibylla Wheeler, 1913i Species Valid 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