Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of MacKay, 1993b: 56). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Pará (Göldi). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 13 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, MHNG, OXUM (probably also in MPEG).
Type notes:MacKay, 1993b: 56, also includes 3 paralectotype queens, but this caste was not mentioned in the original description.