Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Buren, 1968a: 28). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Massachusetts, nr Boston, Stony Brook Reservation (W.M. Wheeler). Primary type depository: MCZC..
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated), 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC.