Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Snelling & Longino, 1992: 491). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Pará, Belém, 1846 (V. Ghiliani). Primary type depository: MRSN.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MRSN.