Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Mt Kinabalu (nr the Headquarters, ca 1500 m.), colony 243A, 1997 (T. Kikuta). Primary type depository: MBSM.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 7 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MBSM, MCZC, NHMW.