Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Ecuador: Morona-Santiago Prov., Los Tayos (3°08’S, 78°14’W), 3.vii.1976, no. VIII-4 (T. de Vries). Type-depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 1 paratype queen. Paratype-locality: same data as holotype but no. I-16.