Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype major worker. Type-locality: China: Hubei Prov., Wuhan City, 13.xi.1990 (C. Xu). Type-depository: CAFB.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paratype major worker, 5 paratype minor workers, 2 paratype queens. Paratype-locality: 1 paratype major worker, 3 paratype minor workers, 2 paratype queens with same data as holotype, 1 paratype major worker, 2 paratype minor workers China: Anhui Prov., Qianshan County, Mt Tianzhushan, 28.v.1990 (C. Wang). Paratype-depository: CAFB.