Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Imerina, Forêt d’Andrangoloaka (
F. Sikora). Primary type depository:
MHNG. Primary type specimen:
CASENT0101834 (redundant lectotype designated by
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014: 400).
Type notes:
1) Lectotype designation by
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014: 40 is redundant because at the end of the original description
Forel, 1892l expressly states “one worker” (automatically holotype). 2)
Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014 also nominate 2 paralectotype workers from Moramanga; they are not from the original type-series and have no type status.