<ref name="Bolton_1973">{{cite journal |first1=B. |last1=Bolton |year=1973 |title=The ant genera of West Africa: a synonymic synopsis with keys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |url=https://antcat.org/documents/245/6424.pdf |journal=Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology |publisher= |volume=27 |issue= |pages=317–368 |doi= }}</ref>