Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Kempf, 1968b: 381). Type-locality: lectotype Insel St Joseph (no further data). Type-depository: NHRS.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 7 paralectotype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: NHRS.
Type notes:Kempf, 1968b: 381, suggests the type-locality is probably Panama: Archipelago de las Perlas, San José. Kempf, 1972b: 87, has the same locality but in Costa Rica rather than Panama.