Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of MacKay, 1993b: 73). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Minas Gerais, Piracicabo (E. Luja). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMB.