Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Panama: Volcán de Chiriqui (Champion) (by restriction of Kempf, 1972b: 11). Primary type depositories: MHNG, MSNG.
Type notes:
Other original syntype localities: Guatemala: Vera Paz, Sinanja (Champion), Costa Rica: La Palma (A. Alfaro).