Chelaner aper dubius
Chelaner aper dubius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Solenopsidini |
Genus: | Chelaner |
Species: | C. aper |
Subspecies: | C. aper dubius |
Trinomial name | |
Chelaner aper dubius (Emery, 1914) |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.992° to -20.992°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Caledonia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- dubius. Monomorium aper var. dubia Emery, 1914f: 410 (w.) NEW CALEDONIA.
- Type-material: holotype worker.
- Type-locality: New Caledonia: Mt Panié, 500 m. (F. Sarasin & J. Roux).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- Combination in M. (Notomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 170;
- combination in Monomorium: Taylor, 1987b: 4;
- combination in Chelaner: Ettershank, 1966: 96; Sparks, et al. 2019: 232.
- Subspecies of aper: Emery, 1922e: 170; Wheeler, W.M. 1935g: 24; Ettershank, 1966: 96; Taylor, 1987a: 21; Bolton, 1995b: 261; Sparks, et al. 2019: 232.
- Distribution: New Caledonia.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caled. A Zool. 1: 393-437 (page 410, worker described)
- Emery, C. 1922c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174B: 95-206 (page 170, Combination in M. (Notomyrmex))
- Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Aust. J. Zool. 14: 73-171 (page 96, Combination in Chelaner)
- Sparks, K.S., Andersen, A.N., Austin, A.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: 225–236 (doi:10.1071/IS16080).
- Taylor, R. W. 1987b. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). First supplement, 10 July, 1987. CSIRO Div. Entomol. Rep. 41(Suppl. .1: 1-5 (page 4, Combination in Monomorium)