Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Heterick, 2006: 116). Primary type locality: lectotype Ethiopia (“S Abyssinia”): Shoa, 3 (A. Ilg). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: lectotype CASENT0101870.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type specimen: paralectotype CASENT0101853.