Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Francoeur, 1973: 84). Primary type locality: lectotype Canada: British Columbia, Emerald Lake, 12-15.viii. (W.M. Wheeler). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated), 3 paralectotype queens, 2 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, CDAO, LACM, MCZC, USNM.