Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Snelling & Longino, 1992: 487). Primary type locality: lectotype Jamaica: (no further data) (J.W. Fox?). Primary type depository: MNHN.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MNHN.
Type notes:Snelling & Longino, 1992: 487, record 4 syntypes, but in the original description André says, “I received two specimens of this ant from Mr J.W. Fox of Philadelphia”.