Species: Pogonomyrmex pronotalis
Taxonomic history (from RAJ):
Pogonomyrmex pronotalis Santschi, 1922: 350 (worker). Syntypes examined: 2 workers [MACN], 3 workers [NHMB], #1395, ARGENTINA, Mendoza Province: Cordillera de Mendoza, Cajón de Guanaco (Dr. Carette). See also Gallardo, 1932: 149 (MACN worker here designated LECTOTYPE).
Etymology: The specific epithet, pronotalis (Latin, from pronoto - for pronotum, plus – alis = suffix added to noun stems, meaning pertaining to), is derived from the wide pronotum, which Santschi described as: “middle of the pronotum wider than the mesonotum …”.
Species description: Santschi, 1922 (RAJ revision description)
Other literature: Gallardo, 1932; Kusnezov, 1951
Photos of all castes: lectotype worker, worker, alate queen, male