Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 245). Primary type locality: lectotype India: NW Himalaya, Ekra Peak, 4400 ft, LXXXIX/12 (Smythies). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MSNG.