Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Seifert & Schultz, 2009b: 260). Primary type locality: lectotype Switzerland: Zürich (A. Forel). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.
Type notes:
Other original syntype locality: Switzerland: Sion (A. Forel).