Protonym: Elektroformica azquil
Authorship Varela-Hernández & Riquelme, 2024: 686, figs. 1-2
Forms w.
Locality MEXICO (Chiapas, Oligo-Miocene Mexican amber)
Etymology The epithet “azquil” means “little ant,” a vernacular name used in Mexico for certain formicine ants. “Azquil” derives from the Nahuatl word “āzcatl,” which translates to “ant.”
Primary type information Primary type specimen: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, Simojovel, Los Pocitos mine, 17°09’11’’N, 92°46’08’’W; Mexican amber, upper strata of the Simojovel Formation, Late Oligocene, ca. 24 Ma. Primary type depository: ENCB-IPN. Primary type specimen: IPN-PAL.201.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Elektroformica azquil Species Valid Original combination