Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, v.1957 (F. Plaumann). Primary type depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker Santa Catarina, Serra Geral, xii.1958 (F. Plaumann). Secondary type depositories: MCZC, MZSP.