Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Bolton, 1975a: 274). Primary type locality: lectotype South Africa: Cape of Good Hope (= cgH), no 1490 (Drège). Primary type depository: OXUM.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: BMNH. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0902572.