Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref., Yaeyama Is, Iriomote-jima, Urauchi, 28.iii.1991 (M. Terayama). Primary type depository: MNHA.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 3 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker Okinawa Pref., Yaeyama Is, Ishigaki-jima (M. Morisita). Secondary type depository: MNHA.