Protonym: Aphaenogaster pergandei
Authorship Mayr, 1886d: 448
Forms w.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (California)
Etymology The specific epithet, pergandei, was derived from the type series being obtained from Theodore Pergande, an early American entomologist of German descent. (Source: Johnson et al., 2022: 71.)
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Johnson et al., 2022: 67). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: California, v.1884 (T. Pergande). Primary type depository: USNM. Primary type specimen: USNMENT00531691 (lectotype).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 8 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: NHMW, USNM.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Aphaenogaster pergandei Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Veromessor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)
Original combination
Messor pergandei Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Veromessor pergandei (Mayr, 1886)
Veromessor pergandei Species Valid