Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Tibet, S Taklamakan Desert, 36.52°N, 81.41°E, Cele Research Station, 26.viii.1966 (H. Heatwole). Primary type depository: SMNG. Primary type specimen: ANTWEB1041252.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 2 paratype workers China: Tibet (no further data). Secondary type depository: NHMW. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0919737.