Species: Pogonomyrmex micans
Taxonomic history (from RAJ):
Pogonomyrmex bruchi Forel r. micans Forel, 1914: 268 (worker, male). Syntypes examined: 26 workers, 2 males [MHNG], 1 worker [MLPA], #224, ARGENTINA, San Luis Province: Alto Pencoso near La Plata (Bruch leg.). See also Gallardo, 1932: 158, fig. 40 (MLPA worker here designated LECTOTYPE).
Pogonomyrmex micans Forel; Kusnezov, 1951: 254. Raised to species.
Etymology: The specific epithet, micans (from Latin, micans = shining, gleaming, or sparkling), apparently refers to the head, which Forel described as subopaque with a silky aspect.
Species description: Forel, 1914 (RAJ revision description)
Other literature: Gallardo, 1932; Kusnezov, 1951
Photos of all castes: lectotype worker, worker, alate queen, male