Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Bolton, 1981b: 275). Primary type locality: lectotype Angola: Mossamedes, between Rivers Cubango and Cuito (H. Baum & van der Kellen). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0909075.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.