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 depository: NHMW.
Type notes:
Other original syntype localities: South Africa: Orange Free State, Bothaville (H. Brauns), Orange Free State, Reddersburg (H. Brauns).