Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 192). Primary type locality: lectotype Italy: Val Aosta, 1915 (La Thuile). Primary type depository: NNML.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: NHML, ZMHF.
Type notes:
Original description includes syntype workers and queens (numbers not stated).