Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Kagoshima Pref., Amami-oshima Is, Sumiyo-son, 1.vii.1983 (
M. Terayama). Primary type depository:
NIAS.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 37 paratype major and minor workers. Secondary type localities: 31 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker Kagoshima Pref., Amami-oshima Is, Uken-son, 12.vii.1981 (
S. Ohshima), 3 paratype workers Kagoshima Pref., Amami-oshima Is, Mt Yuwan-dake, 5.viii.1982 (
H. Takamiine), 2 paratype workers Kagoshima Pref., Amami-oshima Is, Mt Yuwan-dake, 16.vii.1963 (
Y. Kurosawa). Secondary type depositories:
NIAS,
NSMT,
OMNH.