Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Gansu Prov., 2100 m., 27.viii.1998, no. 98-325 (Y. Chang & D. He). Primary type depository: NUYC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 15 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same data as holotype but nos 98-310, 98-615. Secondary type depository: NUYC.