Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Kyushu, Fukuoka Pref., Mt Hiko (campus of Hikosan Biological Laboratory, Kyushu University), 600 m., 4.iv.1958 (K. Morimoto). Primary type depository: KUEC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype, 6 paratype workers with same data as holotype but 12-15.vii.1958 (R. Morimoto). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, KUEC, MCZC.