Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: India: Kerala, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Manalar, 9°35’N, 77°18’E, 1630 m., 24.x.2011, hand picking (
S.A. Akbar). Type-depository:
PUAC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 4 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 3 paratype ergatoid queens. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories:
BMNH,
PUAC.