Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis, 1944 (
W.W. Kempf). Type-depository:
MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 8 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens. Paratype-locality: 1 paratype worker, 3 paratype queens Petrópolis, 1918 (
T. Borgmeier), Petrópolis, 1944 (
W.W. Kempf), 1 paratype worker São Paulo, Caminho do Mar, Alto da Serra, 26.v.1957 (
W.W. Kempf & V. dos Santos), 4 paratype workers São Paulo, Guapiara, 6.iii.1958 (
K. Lenko), 2 paratype workers Paraná, Rio Azul, x.1959 (
F. Plaumann). Paratype-depository:
MZSP.