Species: Pogonomyrmex longibarbis
Taxonomic history (from RAJ):
Pogonomyrmex longibarbis Gallardo, 1931: 185, fig. 1 (worker). Syntypes examined: 3 workers [MACN], ARGENTINA, Territory of the Andes: Antofalla, 3600 m, #1556 (Weiser leg., 3 March, 1923). See also Gallardo, 1932: 164, fig. 44; Kusznezov, 1951: 275, fig. 12b (MACN worker here designated LECTOTYPE).
Etymology: In the introduction of his paper, Gallardo (1931) indicated that he named this species "longibarbis” because of its long ammochaetae, which collectively comprise the psammophore.
Species description: Gallardo, 1931 (from RAJ revision)
Other literature: Gallardo, 1932; Kusnezov, 1951
Photos of all castes: lectotype, worker, alate queen, brachypterous queen, male