Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 315). Primary type locality: lectotype Costa Rica: Jiménez, 1889 (A. Alfaro). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker, 1 paralectotype queen, 1 paralectotype male. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MSNG.