Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype queen. Type-locality: Brazil: Paraná, Rio Negro (Reichensperger). Type-depository: NHMB.
Type notes:Brown, 1965c: 76 says, “Location of type unknown (not in Santschi collection)”. However, Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 128, records the holotype in NHMB.