Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Sri Lanka: Pidurutalagala, 2200 m., 29.i.1970 (C. Besuchet & I. Löbl). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 12 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MHNG, NHMB.