Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Bura, 1050 m., st. no. 61, iii.1912 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Type data in part from holotype label (Bolton, 1987: 354).