Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Anning County, 24°56’N, 102°26’E, 1820 m., 19.vii.1991, no. A91-298 (Z. Xu). Type-depository: SNUX.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 7 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Paratype-locality: paratypes with same data as holotype but nos A91-871, A91-896. Paratype-depository: SNUX.