Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: Spain: Sierra Nevada, "Prados de Otero", 2250m, 27.vii.1982. Primary type depository: ATPC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 41 paratype queens, 3 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: ATPC, ZSMC, collections of Dr Kutter and Dr A. Buschinger.