Protonym: Monomorium edentatum
| Authorship | Emery, 1897: 562 |
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| Forms | w. |
| Bioregion | Australasia |
| Locality | NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea) |
| Etymology | Littauer, 2025: Table 1: The specific name edentatum is adjectival, meaning “toothless”. In Monomorium (neuter), the neuter ending -um is correct. Under recombination with Chelaner (masculine), mandatory gender agreement (Art. 31.2) requires the form edentatus. |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: holotype (?) worker. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: Woodlark (L. Loria). Primary type depository: MSNG. |
| Type notes | No indication of number of specimens is given. |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Chelaner edentatus | Species | Valid | |
| Monomorium edentatum | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Chelaner edentatus (Emery, 1897)
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Original combination |