Protonym: Monomorium smithii
Authorship Forel, 1892c: 342
Forms w.q.m.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality NEW ZEALAND
Etymology The specific name smithii is an eponymic noun and can not be changed (Art. 31.2.1) (Littauer, 2025: Table 1).
Primary type information Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: New Zealand: Ashburton (W.W. Smith). Primary type depositories: CMNZ, MCZC, MHNG.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Chelaner smithii Species Valid
Monomorium smithii Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Chelaner smithii (Forel, 1892)
Original combination