Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: “Cuba (Mus. Caes.)”, 1843 (no further data). Primary type depository: NHMW.
Type notes:
1) Type locality is correctly South Africa: Port Natal (= Durban) (Emery, 1890a: 69 (footnote), Mayr, 1893b: 195 (footnote)). 2) The holotype was incorrectly cited as a worker by Bolton, 1973b: 325.