Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Réunion I.: (“Hab. in Saccharetis insulae Reunion”) (no further data), 1862? (Vinson). Primary type depository: unknown (perhaps MNHN (Horn & Kahle, 1935: 63)).
Type notes:Dufour, 1864 also spells the name as vinsonella (in text).