Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Longino, 1991a: 1591). Primary type locality: Brazil: São Paulo (H. von Ihering). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 11 paralectotype workers, 3 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MSNG.