Protonym: Pogonomyrmex pichachen
Authorship Johnson, 2021: 132, figs. 61C, 63-64
Forms w.aq.
Bioregion Neotropic
Locality CHILE
Etymology The specific epithet, pichachen, is derived from the type locality, Paso Pichachén, which is at the border of Chile and Argentina.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Chile: Bíobío, Bíobío Province, Rt Q-45 at Paso Pichachén, 37º27.2’S 71º07.4’W, 6750’ (2045 m), 22.ii.2014, #5244 (R.A. Johnson). Primary type depository: MNNC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0922166.
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 99 paratype workers, 6 paratype alate queens. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: IFML, LACM, MACN, MNNC, MCZC, RAJC, UCDC, USNM.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pogonomyrmex pichachen Species Valid Original combination