Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype queen (by designation of Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 87). Type-locality: lectotype Guinea: Nimba (Lamotte). Type-depository: MNHN.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paralectotype queens. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: MNHN.
Type notes:
Male (a Leptogenys species) excluded from original type-series by Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 88.