Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, iv. and x.1954, Berlesate (F. Plaumann). Type-depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 9 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: MCZC, MZSP, USNM.