Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Indonesia: Sumatra, W Sum., Lubuksulasih, 30 km. E Padang, 1100 m., 8.xi.1989, #7 (Agosti, Löbl & Burckhardt). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 11 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, MHNG.