Authorship |
Prebus, 2021b:
60 (in key), 259, figs. 133A, 134
|
Forms |
w.dq. |
Bioregion |
Neotropic |
Locality |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
Etymology |
Behavioral, from Agave (plant genus) + ‘colere’ (dweller) from Latin, in reference to two collections of this species being made from dead stalks of Agave spp. |
Primary type information |
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Dominican Republic: Pedernales, Jaragua National Park 18.02571 N 71.64732 W ± 5 m, 92 m, 1.iv.2012, dry forest, downed wood, #DL03475: 001 (D. Lubertazzi). Type-depository: MCZC. Type-specimen: MCZENT00510559. |
Secondary type information |
Paratype-material: 4 paratype workers, 2 paratype dealate queens. Paratype-locality: 4 paratype workers, 1 paratype dealate queen with same data as holotype, except dry forest, under Agave, #DL03479: 003; 1 paratype dealate queen with same data as holotype, except dry forest, downed wood, #DL03474: 003. Paratype-depository: MCZC. Paratype-specimens: MCZENT00510560, MCZENT00510561, MCZENT00510562 (workers, queen); MCZENT00510541 (queen). |