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 lupus Pheidole lupus Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole lustrata Pheidole lustrata Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole machetula Pheidole machetula Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mackayi Pheidole mackayi Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole macracantha Pheidole macracantha Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole macromischoides Pheidole macromischoides Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole macrops Pheidole macrops Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole madrensis Pheidole madrensis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mallota Pheidole mallota Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mantilla Pheidole mantilla Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole manuana Pheidole manuana Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole medialis Pheidole medialis Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole meinertopsis Pheidole meinertopsis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole melastomae Pheidole melastomae Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mera Pheidole mera Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole metana Pheidole metana Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole micon Pheidole micon Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole micridris Pheidole micridris Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole microps Pheidole microps Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole midas Pheidole midas Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole minax Pheidole minax Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mincana Pheidole mincana Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole mirabilis Pheidole mirabilis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mittermeieri Pheidole mittermeieri Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mixteca Pheidole mixteca Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole moffetti Pheidole moffetti Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole monstrosa Pheidole monstrosa Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole monteverdensis Pheidole monteverdensis Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole mooreorum Pheidole mooreorum Wilson, 2003a Species Synonym Original combination
Pheidole morelosana Pheidole morelosana Wilson, 2003a Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1951–2024
Taxon descriptions between 1951–2008
No. of references 154
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. 154