Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Ecuador: Pichincha, Maquipucuna, 5 km. ENE Namegal, 17.viii.1991,1700 m., 0°07’N, 78°38’W, no. 11509 (P.S. Ward). Type-depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 1 paratype worker. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depository: MCZC.