Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 182). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: São Paulo, Cantareira, botanical garden (A. Hammar). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MSNG, NHMW.