Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of MacKay & MacKay, 2010: 204). Primary type locality: Ecuador: Quito (E. Naumann). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.