Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Kempf, 1968b: 395). Type-locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (Hetschko). Type-depository: NHMW.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 5 paralectotype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: NHMW.
Type notes:
Original description also mentions syntype males (numbers not stated), and 1 syntype queen.