Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Jordan: Shaumari Wildlife Reserve, 31.47°N, 36.42°E, 21.iii.1996, no. 5 (C.O. Dietrich). Primary type depository: SMNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers, 6 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype, 3 paratype workers, 5 paratype queens with same data as holotype but no. 6. Secondary type depositories: NHMW, SMNG.