Protonym: Monomorium bicorne
Authorship Forel, 1907j: 276
Forms q.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality AUSTRALIA (Western Australia)
Etymology Littauer, 2025: Table 1: The specific name bicorne is adjectival, meaning “two horns”. In Monomorium (neuter), the neuter ending -e is correct. Under recombination with Chelaner (masculine), mandatory gender agreement (Art. 31.2) requires the form bicornis.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: Australia: Western Australia, Stat. 152, Gooseberry Hill, 1905 (W. Michaelsen & R. Hartmeyer). Primary type depository: unknown.
Type notes Originally in Hamburg Museum, probably destroyed in World War II.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Chelaner bicornis Species Valid
Monomorium bicorne Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Chelaner bicornis (Forel, 1907)
Original combination