Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Pacheco & Mackay, 2013: 138). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Rio de Janeiro (Reichensperger). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: NHMB, MZSP.