Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref., Okinawa-jima, Kunigami-son, 25.viii.1991 (M. Terayama). Primary type depository: MNHA.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 3 paratype workers Okinawa-jima, Mt Yonaha-dake, 11.iii.1983 (H. Takamine). Secondary type depository: MNHA.