Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Wilson, 2003a: 737). Primary type locality: lectotype Argentina: Buenos Aires, bank of Rio de la Plata, 1910 (von Steiger). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype minor worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Original description cites 1 syntype major worker, 1 syntype minor worker, 1 syntype queen.