Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype queen. Type-locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”) (Sichel). Type-depository: NHMW.
Type notes:
Type-locality recorded as South America by Emery, 1890b: 56, who said it was described “par erreur d’étiquette comme provenant de Ceylan”. Brown, 1975: 48, explains Emery’s error and establishes Sri Lanka as the correct locality.