Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Kinabalu Nat. Park, Poring Hot Springs, East Ridge, 800 m., 1995 (C. Brühl). Primary type depository: USNM.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: ANIC, USNM.