Protonym: Pogonomyrmex meridionalis subsp. leonis
Authorship Kusnezov, 1951e: 278
Forms w.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality ARGENTINA (Santa Cruz)
Etymology The specific epithet, leonis, was named for Cañadón León, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, where Kusnezov collected the syntype series. Cañadón León is now called Gobernador Gregores.
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Johnson, 2021: 102). Primary type locality: lectotype Argentina: Santa Cruz, Cañadón León, #5834 (N. Kusnezov). Primary type depository: LACM. Primary type specimen: LACMENT273766.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: IMLT.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pogonomyrmex leonis Species Valid
Pogonomyrmex meridionalis leonis Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Pogonomyrmex leonis Kusnezov, 1951
Original combination