Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Wilson, 2003a: 148). Primary type locality: lectotype Peru: Llinquipata (N. Holmgren). Type depositories: MCZC, NHRS (depository of lectotype is not stated).
Secondary type information:
Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Type depositories: MCZC, NHRS (depository of lectotype is not stated).
Type notes:
Original description cites 3 major workers as syntypes. Wilson, 2003a: 148, designated a paralectotype minor worker from Brazil: Aleixo, nr Manaus; neither the caste nor the locality appear in the original description.