Chelaner

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Chelaner
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Solenopsidini
Genus: Chelaner
Emery, 1914
Type species
Chelaner forcipatum
Emery, 1921 by subsequent designation

Chelaner is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

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Taxonomy

By the early 20th century, the genus Monomorium was already large, with 10 subgenera. [1] In 2019, Chelaner was resurrected for 53 Australasian and Pacific species, including the common New Zealand species Chelaner antarcticus . [1] This split has been recognized by some authorities. [2]

Selected species

References

  1. 1 2 Sparks, Kathryn S.; Andersen, Alan N.; Austin, Andrew D. (2019). "A multi-gene phylogeny of Australian Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) results in reinterpretation of the genus and resurrection of Chelaner Emery" . Invertebrate Systematics. 33 (1): 225–236. doi:10.1071/IS16080. ISSN   1445-5226. S2CID   92210728.
  2. ↑ "[Chelaner antarcticus] (Smith, F., 1858)". Manaaki Whenua. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
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