William Steel Creighton
William Steel Creighton (1902–1973), U.S. entomologist specialized in myrmecology.
Department of Biology, City College New York.
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Publications
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1920s
edit- Creighton, W.S. 1927. The slave-raids of Harpagoxenus americanus. Psyche 34: 11–29.
- Creighton, W.S. 1928. A new species of Thaumatomyrmex from Cuba. Psyche 35: 162–166. DOI: 10.1155/1928/23848 PDF.
- Creighton, W.S. 1928. Notes on three abnormal ants. Psyche 35: 51–55.
- Creighton, W.S. 1929. New forms of Odontoponera transversa. Psyche 36: 150–154.
1930s
edit- Creighton, W.S. 1930. A review of the genus Myrmoteras (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 38: 177–192. Reference page.
- Creighton, W.S. 1930. The New World species of the genus Solenopsis (Hymenop. Formicidae). Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, 66: 39–151. Reference page.
- Creighton, W.S. & Tulloch, G.S. 1930. Notes on Euponera gilva Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche 37: 71–79.
- Creighton, W.S. 1932. A new female of Acamatus from Texas. Psyche 39: 73–78.
- Creighton, W.S. 1933. Cyathomyrmex, a new name for the subgenus Cyathocephalus Emery. Psyche 40: 98–100.
- Creighton, W.S. 1934. Descriptions of three new North American ants with certain ecological observations on previously described forms. Psyche 41: 185–200.
- Wheeler, W.M. & Creighton, W.S. 1934. A study of the ant genera Novomessor and Veromessor. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 69: 341–387.
- Creighton, W.S. 1935. Two new species of Formica from western United States. American Museum Novitates 773: 1–8.
- Creighton, W.S. 1939. A generic reallocation for Myrmoteras kuroiwae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 47: 39–40.
- Creighton, W.S. 1939: A new subspecies of Crematogaster minutissima with revisionary notes concerning that species. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche, 46: 137–140. Reference page.
1940s
edit- Creighton, W.S. 1940: A revision of the North American variants of the ant Formica rufa. American Museum Novitates, 1055: 1–10. Reference page.
- Creighton, W.S. 1940. A revision of the forms of Stigmatomma pallipes. American Museum Novitates 1079: 1–8.
- Creighton, W.S. 1945. Observations on the subgenus Rhachiocrema (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with the description of a new species from Borneo. Psyche 52: 109–118.
1950s
edit- Creighton, W.S. 1950. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard College 104: 1–585. BHL Reference page.
- Creighton, W.S. 1950. Polyhomoa Azuma, a synonym of Kyidris Brown (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 57: 93–94.
- Creighton, W.S. 1951. Studies on Arizona ants. 1. The habits of Camponotus ulcerosus Wheeler and its identity with C. bruesi Wheeler. Psyche 58: 47–64.
- Creighton, W.S. 1952. Studies on Arizona ants. 2. New data on the ecology of Aphaenogaster huachucana and a description of the sexual forms. Psyche 58: 89–99.
- Creighton, W.S. 1952. Studies on Arizona ants. (3). The habits of Pogonomyrmex huachucanus Wheeler and a description of the sexual castes. Psyche 59: 71–81.
- Creighton, W.S. 1953. Pseudomyrmex Apache, a new species from the southwestern United States (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 59: 131–142. DOI: 10.1155/1952/38523 BHL
- Creighton, W.S. 1953. Studies on Arizona ants. (4). Camponotus (Colobopsis) papago, a new species from southern Arizona. Psyche 59: 148–162.
- Creighton, W.S. 1953. New data on the habits of Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) ulcerosus Wheeler. Psyche 60: 82–84.
- Creighton, W.S. 1953. A new subspecies of Xenomyrmex stolli from northeastern Mexico (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 1634: 1–5.
- Creighton, W.S. 1953. The rediscovery of Leptothorax silvestrii (Santschi) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 1635: 1–7.
- Creighton, W.S. 1954. Additional studies on Pseudomyrmex Apache (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 61: 9–15.
- Creighton, W.S. 1956. Notes on Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler and its synonym, Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 1807: 1–4.
- Creighton, W.S. 1957. Studies on the North American representatives of Ephebomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 63: 54–66.
- Creighton, W.S. 1957. Observations on Pseudomyrmex elongata Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 63: 17–20.
- Creighton, W.S. 1957. A study of the genus Xenomyrmex (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 1843: 1–14.
- Creighton, W.S. 1958. A revisionary study of Pheidole vasliti Pergande (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 65: 203–212.
1960s
edit- Creighton, W.S. 1965. The habits of Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) clydei Gregg (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 71: 169–173.
- Creighton, W.S. 1965. Studies on southwestern ants belonging to Camponotus, subgenus Myrmobrachys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 2239: 1–9.
- Creighton, W.S. 1966. The habits and distribution of Macromischa subditiva Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 72: 282–286.
- Creighton, W.S. 1966. The habits of Pheidole ridicula Wheeler with remarks on habit patterns in the genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 73: 1–7.
- Creighton, W.S. & Gregg, R.E. 1954. Studies on the habits and distribution of Cryptocerus texanus Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 61: 41–57.
- Creighton, W.S. & Gregg, R.E. 1955. New and little-known species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. University of Colorado Studies, Series in Biology 3: 1–46.
- Creighton, W.S. & Nutting, W.L. 1965. The habits and distribution of Cryptocerus rohweri Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 72: 59–64. BHL
- Creighton, W.S. & Snelling, R.R. 1967. The rediscovery of Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) yogi Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 73: 187–195.
References
edit- Wheeler, G.C. 1989. My association with William Steel Creighton. Insecta Mundi University of Nebraska 3(4): 299–306. Online.
- Buhs, J. 2004. Building on Bedrock: William Steel Creighton and the Reformation of Ant Systematics, 1925–1970. Journal of the History of Biology 33(1): 27–70. DOI: 10.1023/A:1004712911037