Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype queen (by designation of Wilson, 1955a: 186). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: Nevada, Pyramid Lake (W.M. Mann). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 9 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MCZC.
Type notes:
Original type series: 9 worker, 3 queen syntypes.