Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Bolton, 1975a: 274). Type-locality: lectotype South Africa: Cape of Good Hope (= cgH), no 1490 (Drège). Type-depository: OXUM.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 1 paralectotype worker. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: BMNH.