Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, iv.1954 and x.1954, Berlesate (F. Plaumann). Primary type depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 9 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: MCZC, MZSP, USNM.
Type notes:
Collection date of holotype is not specified.