| Authorship |
Schär et al., 2022:
3, figs. 3, 4a,c, 5
|
| Forms |
w.q.m. |
| Bioregion |
Nearctic |
| Locality |
U.S.A. (Utah) |
| Etymology |
The name ponderosae alludes to the ponderosa pine tree (Pinus ponderosa) that is at the centre of occurrence in the ponderosa pine-gambel oak communities in the western Rocky Mountains and northern Arizona. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Utah, Uintah Co., Uintah Mtns., 2408 m. 18.6 mi N. Jct. Rt. 40 on Rt. 191, 40.66378°N, -109.47918°E, 15.vii.2013 collection code SPC 8571 (S.P. Cover, J.D. Rana). Primary type depository: MCZC. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 15 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens, 2 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: JTLC, LACM, MCZC, UCDC. |
