Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Menghai County, Meng’a Town, Papo Village, 1600 m., 9.ix.1997, no. A97-2240 (Z. Xu). Primary type depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 22 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: SFCY.