Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Thailand: Ch(i)ang Mai Prov., Doi S(u)t(h)ep (1500 m.), 18.viii.1992 (M. Terayama & S. Kubota). Type-depository: NIAS.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 39 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: MNHA, NIAS, NSMT, SKYC.