Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Ward, 1989a: 436). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Amazonas, Rio Purus (A. Göldi). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paralectotype workers, paralectotype males (numbers not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MSNG, MZSP.