Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype ergatoid queen. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: North Carolina, Little Switzerland, nr Spruce Pines (W.S. Creighton). Primary type depository: AMNH.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paratype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC.