Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of MacKay & MacKay, 2010: 551). Type-locality: lectotype Brazil: Amazonas, “Aus dem Gebiete des Amazonenstroms” (no collector’s name). Type-depository: NHMW.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 5 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: NHMW.