Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Ecuador: Pichincha, Centro Científico Río Palenque, 21.xii.1980 (S. Sandoval). Type-depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depository: MZSP.