Pogonomyrmex excelsior

Pogonomyrmex excelsior
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Pogonomyrmecini
Genus:	Pogonomyrmex
Species group:	rastratus
Species:	P. excelsior
Binomial name
Pogonomyrmex excelsior Johnson, 2021

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality), Chile.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• excelsior. Pogonomyrmex excelsior Johnson, 2021: 79, figs. 35, 36A (w.) ARGENTINA (Jujuy).

References

• Johnson, R.A. 2021. A taxonomic revision of South American species of the seed-harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Part II. Zootaxa 5033, 1–230 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5033.1.1).