Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 251). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul (no further data). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 8 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MSNG.