Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Seychelles: La Digue I., 28.i.1975 (P. Schauenberg). Type-depository: MHNG. Type-specimen: CASENT0101816.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 9 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: BMNH, MHNG, NHMB.