| Etymology |
The species name refers to the type locality, Paquisha, at Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuadorian southern Amazon, where the type series originates. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, thus invariable (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: Art. 31.2.1, Art. 34.2.1). |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Ecuador: Zamora Chinchipe, C. Cóndor, Paquisha alto, T1, -3.916°S, -78.493°W, 1815 m, 17.iii.2008, fogging (A. Troya). Primary type depository: MEPN. Primary type specimen: MEPNINV30070. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 27 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens. Secondary type localities: 9 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype; 18 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype except T2, -3.918°S, -78.499°W, 18.iii.2008. Secondary type depositories: CBUMAG, DZUP, ICN, MCZC, MECN, MEPN, MNHN, MZSP, ZFMK. Secondary type specimens: MEPNINV30071, MEPNINV30066, MEPNINV40013, MEPNINV39787, MEPNINV39970, MEPNINV4120, MEPNINV30065 (q.), MEPNINV39994, MEPNINV39995, MEPNINV40025 (w.q.), MEPNINV39994–1, MEPNINV40025-2, MEPNINV40025-3, MEPNINV40025-1. |
