Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Poring (ca 900 m.), colony 22B, 1997 (T. Kikuta). Primary type depository: MBSM.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paratype major workers, 3 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MBSB.