Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 250). Primary type locality: lectotype Switzerland: (no further data), 25.vi.8 (A. Forel). Primary type depository: NHML.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHML.
Emery, C. 1917b. Formiche ibride. Rendiconti delle Sessioni della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna. Classe di Scienze Fisiche (n.s.)21:23-29.