Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 354). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Pelotas (Gensterblum). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.