Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype queen. Type-locality: Spain: Canary Is, El Hierro I., Ermita de la Peña, 27°48.091’N, 17°58.779’W, 760 m., rural, mountain pasture, 16.xii.2003 (X. Espadaler). Type-depository: XEPC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 16 paratype workers, 8 paratype queens. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: LACM, MCNC, MCZC, XEPC.