<ref name="Snelling_1971">{{cite journal |first1=R. R. |last1=Snelling |year=1971 |title=A new species of ''Simopelta'' from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |url=https://antcat.org/documents/2900/2718.pdf |journal=Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences |publisher= |volume=70 |issue= |pages=16–17 |doi= }}</ref>