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Monomorium occidaneus
| Monomorium occidaneus | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Chelaner leae) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
| Genus: | Chelaner |
| Species: | Monomorium occidaneus Crawley, 1922
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Chelaner leae.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- occidaneum. Monomorium occidaneus Crawley, 1922b: 447, fig. 10 (w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
- Combination in Chelaner: Ettershank, 1966: 97.
- Combination in Monomorium: Taylor, 1987b: 3.
- Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 97; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 57; Taylor, 1987a: 20; Bolton, 1995b: 265.
- Junior synonym of leae: Heterick, 2005: 150.
References
- Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(9): 427-448.
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 97, Combination in Chelaner)
- Heterick, B. E. 2005. Identity of Monomorium occidaneum Crawley, a species inquirenda, and status of Monomoriun micron Crawley (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Entomol. 44: 150-151.
- Taylor, R. W. 1987b. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). First supplement, 10 July, 1987. CSIRO Div. Entomol. Rep. 41(Suppl. .1: 1-5 (page 3, Combination in Monomorium)