Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Singapore: Pulau Sakra (1.2592°N, 103.7042°E), 7.iii.1981, decayed coconut stump, DHM-81-Metapone (D.H. Murphy). Primary type depository: LKCS. Primary type specimen: ZRC_ENT_00000878.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers (1 headless), 8 paratype alate queens, 2 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: LKCS. Secondary type specimen: ZRC_HYM_0000016.01–11.