Protonym: Monomorium occidaneus
Authorship Crawley, 1922a: 447, fig. 10
Forms w.q.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality AUSTRALIA (Western Australia)
Etymology Occidaneus is the masculine form of the Latin adjective meaning "western". In the original publication, the adjectival ending -aneus should have been in the neuter form, -aneum. When combined with Chelaner, the masculine form occidaneus is correct.
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Heterick, 2005: 150). Primary type locality: lectotype Australia: Western Australia, Swan River, no. 95 (J. Clark). Primary type depository: OXUM.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: OXUM.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Chelaner occidaneus Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Chelaner leae (Forel, 1913)
Monomorium occidaneum Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Chelaner occidaneus (Crawley, 1922)
Original combination
Monomorium occidaneus Species Unavailable misspelling
a misspelling of Monomorium occidaneum Crawley, 1922