Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Menglun Town, 21.9°N, 101.2°E, 560 m., 15.viii.1989 no. A89-1 (N. Yao). Primary type depository: SNUX.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: SNUX.