Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: South Africa: Transvaal, Nelspruit, iii.1953 (W. Buttiker). Primary type depository: SAMC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paratype major (?) and minor workers (numbers not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, SAMC.