Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Saudi Arabia: Wadi Majarish, 21°23’N, 40°15’E, 17.iii.1983 (W. Büttiker). Type-depository: unknown (possibly in WMLC, possibly in NHMB if Büttiker material was returned).
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: paratype workers (number not stated). Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depository: unknown (possibly in WMLC, possibly in NHMB if Büttiker material was returned).