Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 192). Primary type locality: lectotype Italy: Emilia, Monte Cimone (Appenines between Bologna and Lucca), 10.viii.1921 (C. Menozzi). Primary type depository: NNML.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NNML.