Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Mexico: Oaxaca, Portillo del Rayo, 30.ii.1989 (L. Quiroz). Primary type depository: IEXA.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 9 paratype workers, 1 paratype ergatoid queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: IEXA, MCZC, MIZA, WEMC, MZSP.