Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Bolton, 1987: 404). Primary type locality: lectotype Guinea: Ziéla Savano-To, 850 m. (
M. Lamotte). Primary type depository:
MNHN.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paralectotype workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: paralectotypes with same data as lectotype, coded F108, T125, T127, T128, T130. Secondary type depository:
MNHN.
Type notes:
Original description cites 23 worker, 1 queen syntypes.