Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: Didiman Creek, nr Lae, 29.iii.1955, in nest of Strumigenys loriae (nest no. 713), lowland rainforest (E.O. Wilson). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 6 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 1 paratype male. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MCZC.