Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Itatí, 29°30’S, 50°10’W, 28.v.1997, CPCN Pró-Mata (J. Ketterl). Type-depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: 1 paratype worker with same data but 29.v.1997, 1 paratype worker Brazil: São Paulo, Cunha, 23°15’S, 45°00’W, 21-22.iv.2001, P.E. Serra do Mar, Winkler (A.A. Tavares & R.R. Silva). Paratype-depository: MZSP.