Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype queen (by designation of Longino, 1991a: 1575). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Mato Grosso (Germain). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Type notes:
1) Longino, 1991a: 1575, excluded workers of the Mato Grosso series from the type series. 2) Other original syntype locality: workers Paraguay: (no further data) (Balzan), excluded from the type series by Longino, 1991a: 1575. 3) Kempf, 1972b: 30, incorrectly gave Costa Rica as type locality.