Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): (no further data) (received from Sichel). Primary type depository:
NHMW.
Type notes:
1) The type locality was cited as South America by
Emery, 1890b: 56, who said it was described “par erreur d’étiquette comme provenant de Ceylan”. 2)
Brown, 1975: 48, explains explains that
Emery, 1890b was in error and establishes Sri Lanka as the correct locality.