Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Feitosa & Brandão, 2008: 34). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia, iv.1954 (
F. Plaumann). Primary type depository:
MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: 2 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen with same data as lectotype, 1 paralectotype worker, 1 paralectotype queen with same data as lectotype but xi.1954 (
F. Plaumann). Secondary type depositories:
MCZC,
MZSP,
USNM.
Type notes:
Feitosa & Brandão, 2008: 34, cite 2 worker, 1 queen syntypes Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Itatiaia, i.1956 (
Barth); these are not type material as
Borgmeier, 1957a states “Typen-Lokalitaet Nova Teutonia”.