Protonym: Lasius ponderosae
Authorship Schär et al., 2022: 3, figs. 3, 4a,c, 5
Forms w.q.m.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (Utah)
Etymology The name ponderosae alludes to the ponderosa pine tree (Pinus ponderosa) that is at the centre of occurrence in the ponderosa pine-gambel oak communities in the western Rocky Mountains and northern Arizona.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Utah, Uintah Co., Uintah Mtns., 2408 m. 18.6 mi N. Jct. Rt. 40 on Rt. 191, 40.66378°N, -109.47918°E, 15.vii.2013 collection code SPC 8571 (S.P. Cover, J.D. Rana). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 15 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens, 2 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: JTLC, LACM, MCZC, UCDC.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Lasius ponderosae Species Valid Original combination