Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Eguchi, 2001b: 51). Primary type locality: lectotype Philippines: Negros Oriental, Cuernos de Negros Mts, Dumaguete (J.W. Chapman). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype major workers, 7 paralectotype minor workers, 1 paralectotype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MCZC.