Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Anning County, Wenquan (24.9°N, 102.4°E), 1850 m., 1.x.1991, no. A91-900 (Z. Xu). Primary type depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 20 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 15 paratype workers with same data as holotype but nos A91-867, A91-872, A91-897. Secondary type depository: SFCY.