Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo (“Zaire”): 15 mi. S Kamituga, 700 m., 17.viii.1957 (E.S. Ross & R.E. Leech). Primary type depository: CASC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 2 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 3 paratype workers Democratic Republic of the Congo (“Zaire”): 29 km. S Walikale, 700 m. (E.S. Ross & R.E. Leech). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC.