Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Francoeur, 1973: 234). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Arizona, Huachuca Mts, 4500 ft and 5600 ft (
C.R. Biedermann). Primary type depository:
MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories:
MCZC,
USNM.
Type notes:
Original description says “several specimens taken from two colonies”, with different altitudes;
Francoeur, 1973 does not state the altitude of origin of the lectotype.