Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype male. Type-locality: Venezuela: Caracas, 1921 (A.J. Carranza Rojas). Type-depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 3 paratype males. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: MZSP, USNM.
Type notes:
Borgmeier also mentions 1 worker major: Venezuela: Puerto Cabello, 1893 (Sievers), in MZSP; this specimen apparently not included in the type-series.