Macromischa polita Smith, 1939e: 506, pl. 1, fig. B (w.) U.S.A. (Arizona). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Prebus, 2021b: 423). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Arizona, 6.5 km up Santa Cruz River from Tucson, 13.ix.1938, M.C.Z. cotype 23781 (R.G. Wesson). Primary type depository: MCZC. Primary type specimen: MCZENT00023781 (lectotype; top specimen on pin). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype worker with same data as lectotype (on same pin as lectotype); 3 paratype workers with same data as lectotype, except Sabino Canyon, 8.x.1938, 945 m, #I03 I (R.G. Wesson), one worker No. 53249 U.S.N.M. Cotype, USNMENT00528925, one worker No. 53249 U.S.N.M. Cotype, USNMENT00922558; 1 paratype worker with same data as lectotype, except Wof Baboquivari Peak, 50 km E of Sells, 25.ix.1938, 1070–1220 m, #I30k, No. 53249 U.S.N.M. Cotype (R.G. Wesson); 2 paratype workers with same data as lectotype, except Catalina Mountains, 11.ix.1938, 1370 m, #24j, No. 53249 U.S.N.M. Cotype (R.G. Wesson). Secondary type depositories and specimens: MCZC: MCZENT00023781 (bottom specimen on same pin as lectotype); LACM: LACMENT323200; USNM: USNMENT00528925, USNMENT00922558, USNMENT00922559, CASENT0105625. Type notes: 1) Original description cites 26 workers (all from Arizona, collected by R.G. Wesson): 2 workers Catalina Mts, 4w Santa Cruz River, 4 mi. from Tucson, 5 workers Phoenix, 2w Florence, 1w 30 mi. E Sells, 7 Sabino Canyon, 3w 8 mi. E Tucson, 1w 5 mi. N Tucson, 1 worker by the Riollito a little N Tucson. 2) Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 479, cites 10 worker syntypes (2 MCZC, 8 USNM).