Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 319). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: São Paulo, no. 15952 (von Ihering). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MZSP.