Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen. Primary type locality: Eritrea: Nefasit (K. Escherich) (by restriction of Wheeler, 1922: 938). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0909880.
Type notes:
Other original syntype localities: Eritrea: Ghinda (K. Escherich), Ethiopia: Harar (Ilg).