Protonym: Pheidole pauchil
Authorship Varela-Hernández & Riquelme, 2021: 79, figs. 1, 2
Forms w.
Locality MEXICO (Miocene)
Etymology The epithet "pauchil" means "amber" in the Tzeltal language, a modern version of Mayan language currently spoken at Simojovel, Chiapas, Mexico.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, Simojovel, La Pimienta site: 17°09'11''N, 92°46'08''W, amber inclusion, Miocene. Primary type depository: CPAL-UAEM. Primary type specimen: CPAL.401.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pheidole pauchil Species Valid Original combination