Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 260). Primary type locality: lectotype U.S.A.: North Carolina, Faisons, 28.vii.1899 (A. Forel). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype queens, 3 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.