This species name was first published in Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1175, nomen. 1849 [1848 publ. 7-10 Mar 1849] ; vol. 3 is titled: Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana.
This species name has been reclassified since this snapshot. Its current preferred usage is a synonym .