Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of
Hosoishi, 2015: 78). Primary type locality: lectotype India: Kanara (
R.C. Wroughton). Primary type depository:
MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository:
MHNG.
Type notes:
Other original syntype localities (workers and queens): India: Belgaum, Poona, Thana (
R.C. Wroughton, and
Gleadow);
Forel, 1902c does not specify which collector was responsible for which sites.