Protonym: Pogonomyrmex araucania
Authorship Johnson, 2021: 39, figs. 14B, 15-17
Forms w.aq.m.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality ARGENTINA (Neuquén)
Etymology The specific epithet, araucania, is a noun in apposition and invariant in form that is derived from the name of the homeland of the Mapuche people in Patagonia (south central Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina).
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Argentina: Neuquén, Departamento Aluminé, 4.8 km E Villa Pehuenia, 38o53.3’S 71o08.3’W, 3830’ (1160 m), 9.ii.2011, #4700 (R.A. Johnson). Primary type depository: MACN. Primary type specimen: CASENT0914128.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 41 paratype workers, 1 paratype alate queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: IFML, LACM, MACN, MCZC, MNNC, RAJC, UCDC, USNM.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pogonomyrmex araucania Species Valid Original combination