<ref name="Smith_1927">{{cite journal |first1=M. R. |last1=Smith |year=1927 |title=A contribution to the biology and distribution of one of the legionary ants, ''Ection'' ''schmitti'' Emery |url=https://antcat.org/documents/2776/10361.pdf |journal=Annals of the Entomological Society of America |publisher= |volume=20 |issue= |pages=401–404 |doi= }}</ref>