Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Bolton, 1976: 293). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: nr Antongil Bay, 1897-1898 (A. Mocquerys). Primary type depository: MSNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0102074.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paralectotype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MSNG.