Protonym: Monomorium (Holcomyrmex) niger
Authorship McAreavey, 1949: 12, figs. 36-41
Forms w.q.m.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality AUSTRALIA (New South Wales)
Primary type information Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Australia: New South Wales, Nyngan (J.W.T. Armstrong). Type-depository: ANIC.
Secondary type information Paratype-material: paratype workers, paratype queens, paratype males (numbers not stated, “large series of all forms”). Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depository: ANIC.
Type notes Heterick, 2001: 371, records the data “Bogan River, 9.vi.1946” for the holotype; this information is not in the original description.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Chelaner niger Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Chelaner bicornis (Forel, 1907)
Monomorium niger Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Chelaner niger (McAreavey, 1949)
Original combination