Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Rakotonirina et al., 2017: 223). Primary type locality: lectotype Comoros: Grand Comoro, 1899 (H. Pobéguin). Primary type depository: NHMB. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101125 (lectotype).
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker (caste not indicated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Other original syntypes probably in MNHN.