Melophorus chauliodon Heterick et al., 2017: 338, fig. 79 (s.w.m.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: Australia: Queensland, Sandringham Station, 25.03S, 139.03E, 55 km. NW Bedourie, 21.ii.1980, S2, 4 (S.R. Morton). Primary type depository: ANIC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 4 paratype major workers, 6 paratype media workers, 6 paratype minor workers, 1 paratype male. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor workers with same data as holotype, 3 paratype minor workers Western Australia, 16 km. W Mt Aloysius, 16.xi.1977 (J.E. Feehan, T. Weir), 1 paratype major worker South Australia, Victoria Desert, 80 km. E Emu, 8.x.1976 (P.J.M. Greenslade), 3 paratype media workers New South Wales, Sturt Nat. Park, 24.xi.1979, (4) 37 (P.J.M. Greenslade), 1 paratype major, 1 paratype media workers South Australia, Cameron Corner, 25.xi.1979, (1) (P.J.M. Greenslade), 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor workers, 1 paratype male Western Australia, Lexia, 9.x.2005 (B.E. Heterick), 2 paratype media, 1 paratype minor workers Western Australia, Hope Valley, 21.x.2007 (B.E. Heterick). Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, SAMA, WAMP.