Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Equatorial Guinea: Annobon I. 400-500 m., v.1902 (L. Fea). Primary type depository: MSNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 27 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, MSNG. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0900618.