Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker, 91 paratype workers. Primary type locality: holotype India: Karnataka, Bangalore (13°01’N, 77°34’E), Malleswaram, Indian Institute of Science Campus, 15.vii.2003, nest in cavity in Plumeria alba tree (T. Varghese). Primary type depository: IISB.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 91 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, IISB, NZSI.