Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Kempf, 1951: 79). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (Hetschko). Primary type depository: NHMW.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen, 1 paralectotype male. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMW.