Chelaner

Chelaner
Chelaner rubriceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.

Taxonomy

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

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.