Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Ortiz-Sepúlveda et al., 2019: 503). Primary type locality: lectotype Switzerland: Zurich, Botanical Garden, tropical orchid house (no collector’s name). Primary type depository:
MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 15 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen, 3 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository:
MHNG.
Type notes:
The original description includes only workers; details of the queen and male are provided by
Forel, 1876: 52.