Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Wilson, 2003a: 264). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Rio de Janeiro (Quinta da Boa Vista), 16.vi.1927 (T. Borgmeier). Primary type depository: MZSP.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype minor worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MZSP.
Type notes:
Original description cites 3 syntype minor workers.