Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype major workers, syntype minor workers (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: South Africa: Cape Prov., Sunday River Mts, nr Port Elisabeth, 2400 ft (H. Brauns) (by restriction of Wheeler, 1922: 810). Primary type depositories: NHMB, NHMUK, NHMW. Primary type specimens: CASENT0901304, CASENT0901305, CASENT0913325, CASENT0913326.
Type notes:
Other original syntype localities: South Africa: Orange Free State, Bothaville (H. Brauns), Orange Free State, Reddersburg (H. Brauns).