Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated). Primary type localities: Tunisia: nr Tebourba, iii.-iv.1889 (A. Forel), Algeria: Souk Ahras, 1600 m., iii.-iv.1889 (A. Forel), Algeria: Djebel Ozmor, S Tebessa, iii.-iv.1889 (A. Forel). Primary type depository: MHNG.