Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Poring Hot Springs, Langanan River, 850 m., 14.v.1987, no. 25a (Löbl & Burckhardt). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens. Secondary type localities: 3 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen Sabah, Poring Hot Springs, 900 m., 12.v.1987, #22a (Burckhardt & Löbl). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MHNG.