Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Poring (ca 600 m.), colony 6X2906-8-Ea, 1996 (T. Kikuta). Primary type depository: MBSM.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paratype major worker, 4 paratype minor workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MBSM.