Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Longino, 2003a: 50). Type-locality: lectotype Ecuador: Galapagos Is, Chatham I., 17.iv.1932 (M. Willows). Type-depository: CASC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 9 paralectotype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depositories: CASC, MCZC.