Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Colombia: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Burithaka (A. Forel) (invalid restriction of type locality by De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 435; no lectotype designated). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes:
Other original syntypes of this taxon from Brazil: Pará (E.A. Göldi) were excluded as not conspecific with the Colombia syntypes (De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 435).