Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 295). Primary type locality: lectotype Switzerland: Maloja (no collector’s name, perhaps Forel). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.
Emery, C. 1917b. Formiche ibride. Rendiconti delle Sessioni della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna. Classe di Scienze Fisiche (n.s.)21:23-29.