Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Longino & Cover, 2004: 8). Primary type locality: lectotype Costa Rica: Alajuela, Jiménez, 1889 (A. Alfaro). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Type notes:
Locality was originally printed as Alajuela, Jiménez, but Longino & Cover, 2004: 8, point out that the actual locality is Jiménez, with Alajuela an assumed mislabel.