Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype minor worker (by designation of Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2018: 39). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Diego Suarez (= Antsiranana), iv.-viii.1893 (Ch. Alluaud). Primary type depository: MSNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0102104 (lectotype).
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype major workers, 1 paralectotype minor worker, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MSNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0101539, CASENT0101540, CASENT0102103, CASENT0102105 (dealate queen).