Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype major worker. Type-locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Mengla County, Shangyong Town, Nanqian Village, 820 m., 15.viii.1997, A97-1956 (Z. Xu). Type-depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 11 paratype major workers, 9 paratype minor workers. Paratype-locality: 4 paratype major workers, 4 paratype minor workers with same data as holotype, 2 paratype major workers, 4 paratype minor workers with same data as holotype but no. A97-1867, 5 paratype major workers, 1 paratype minor worker with same data as holotype but no. A97-1950. Paratype-depository: SFCY.