Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Turkey: Konya-Akşehir-Eskiler Village, (38°09’N, 31°31’E), 1770 m., 2.viii.2002, 02/0822 (K. Kiran). Primary type depository: EMTU. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 709 paratype workers, 25 paratype queens. Secondary type localities: 94 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens with same data as holotype, 160 paratype workers, 18 paratype queens with same data as holotype but varying collection numbers (K. Kiran), 182 paratype workers, 4 paratype queens Turkey: Izmir, 7 km. SW Konya-Akşehir, 1500 m., 1.viii.2002 (K. Kiran), 179 paratype workers Turkey: Akşehir-Cakilli Village, 1620 m., 1.viii.2002 (K. Kiran), 94 paratype workers Turkey: Isparta-Yalvaç-Camharman Village, 1420 m., 3.viii.2002 (K. Kiran). Secondary type depositories: EMTU, LEMT.