Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Kagoshima Pref., Amami-oshima, 26.iii.1980 (M. Terayama). Primary type depository: MNHA.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 13 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 8 paratype workers Japan: Okinawa Pref., Okinawa-jima, Kunigami-son, 21.viii.1991 (M. Terayama). Secondary type depository: MNHA.