Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Pulau Manukan (Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, off coast of Kota Kinabalu), 1995 (Sk. Yamane). Primary type depository: MBSM.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paratype major workers, 5 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MBSM.