Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of MacKay & MacKay, 2010: 469). Type-locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina, Blumenau (Witte). Type-depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paralectotype workers. Paratype-locality: paralectotypes with same data. Paratype-depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Original syntype series consisted of 20 workers, 2 males.