Author (and author names) Published between No. of references No. of described taxa (valid)
Wheeler, W. M. 1900–1942 342 777
Whelden, R. M. 1954–1965 9 –
Whitcomb, W. H. 1972–1981 8 –
White, A. 1846 1 –
White, J. G. 2018 1 –
White, W. F. 1884–1895 2 –
Whitehead, P. F. 1994–2001 2 –
Whitehouse, M. E. A. 1996 1 –
Whitfield, F. B. 1964 1 –
Whitford, W. G. 1978–2004 4 –
Whiting, J. H., Jr. 1989 1 –
Whiting, P. W. 1938 1 –
Whitley, G. 1936 1 –
Whitman-Mascherini, S. 1986 1 –
Whitmore, D. 2011 1 –
Whitmore, T. C. 1983 1 –
Whymper, E. 1891 1 –
Widodo, E. S. 2001 1 –
Wiebes, J. T. 1977 1 –
Wieczorek, K. 2021 1 –
Wiel, P. 1926–1927 2 –
Wiemer, D. F. 1983 1 –
Wiens, J. A. 1996 1 –
Wiernasz, D. C. 1995–1997 2 –
Wiesel, E. 2013 1 –
Wiezik, M. 2005–2016 4 –
Wighton, D. 1979 1 –
Wild, A. L.; Wild, A. 2003–2011 11 12
Wildman, M. H. 1991 1 –
Wilhelm Filchner 1908 1 –
Wilkinson, R. C. 1973–1980 2 –
Willey, R. B. 1983 1 10
William, H. 1997 1 –
Williams, C. J. 2010–2018 2 –
Williams, C. S. 1965 1 –
Williams, D. F.; Williams, D. 1994 2 –
Williams, D. J. 2001–2002 2 –
Williams, D. L. 1988 1 –
Williams, E. G. 1984 1 –
Williams, F. X. 1937–1946 3 1
Williams, G. C. 1956 1 –
Williams, H. J. 1990 1 –
Williams, J. F. 2025 2 12
Williams, J. L. 2016–2025 12 20
Williams, M. W. 1965 1 –
Williams, R. N. 1974–1978 4 –
Wilson, C. M. 2016 1 –
Wilson, E. O. 1951–2024 155 395
Wilson, J. S. 2013 1 –
Wilson, L. N. 1899 1 –
Wilson, P. 2008 1 –
Wimolsuthikul, C. 2024–2025 3 3
Wing, M. W. 1939–1968 7 4
Winston, M. L. 1998 1 –
Winter, U. 1974–1987 10 –
Wirth, R. 2005 1 –
Wisdom, W. A. 1981 1 –
Wisniewski, J. 1969–1987 20 –
Wissler, L. 2011 1 –
Witte, V. 2011 1 –