Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype minor worker (by designation of Rakotonirina et al., 2016: 122). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Nossi-Bé, Sakatia (A. Voeltzkow). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101389 (lectotype).
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype minor workers, 2 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, NHMB.