Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated). Primary type localities: Italy: Sicily, Messina (C. Zeller): Russia: (no further data) (Motshulski). Primary type depository: ZMHF.
Type notes:Radchenko, 2007: 38, cites 3 worker, 1 queen, 1 male syntypes in ZMHF; all are from Italy, the Russian material appears to be lost.