Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype males (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Tajikistan: Darvaz, Chil-Dara-Ishtion, by Khilgou peaks (top Amu-Darya), 14.vi.1898 (N.V. Bogoyavlensky). Primary type depository: unknown (syntypes lost (Dlussky et al., 1990: 243)).