Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated). Primary type localities: U.S.A.: Arizona, Phoenix (
W.M. Wheeler) (invalid restriction of type locality by
Creighton, 1950a: 349; no lectotype designated), U.S.A.: Arizona, Tucson and Yucca (
W.M. Wheeler), U.S.A.: Texas, New Braunfels and Elgin (
W.M. Wheeler), U.S.A.: California, Needles (
W.M. Wheeler), California, San Pedro (
T.D.A. Cockerell), Mexico: Jalisco, Tuxpan (
J.F. McClendon). Primary type depositories:
AMNH,
MCZC,
MHNG,
NHMB.
Type notes:
1)
Baroni Urbani, 1977e: 82, cites 1 worker syntype in
NHMB. 2)
Shattuck, 1994: 75, cites 8 worker, 2 queen syntypes (3w, 2q
MCZC, 4w
MHNG, 1w
NHMB).