Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Kempf, 1968b: 404). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (L. Hetschko). Primary type depository: NHMW.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype major workers, 5 paralectotype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMW.