Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Sri Lanka: Diyatalawa, 1680 m., 15.i.1988, on ground (B. Bolton). Type-depository: BMNH.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: BMNH, NHMW.