Primary type information:
Primary type material: 9 syntype larvae. Primary type localities: 1 larva Spain: Cáceres, Caserio Cuaternos, UTM 30TTK73, 250 m., 17.v.1988 (J.P. Zaballos), 8 larvae Spain: Cáceres, Claveria, UTM 29SPD67, 350 m., 18.xii.1991 (J.C. Atienza). Primary type depository: CEUC.
[Also described as new by López et al., 1994: 183, figs. 1-4, 11 (w.) (date of publication (31.xii.)1994)].
[Note: in López et al., 1994: 183, the species is described as holotype worker, 372 paratype workers. Of the workers 59 bear the same data as the single larva that is UTM 30TTK73, but no workers correspond to the 8 larvae that are UTM 29SPD67. Additional localities include: holotype, 83 paratype workers Spain: Cácares, Bohonal de Ibor, UTM 30STK80, 350 m., 9.v.1989 (J.P. Zaballos), 5 paratype workers Spain: Madrid, Casa de Campo, UTM 30TVK37, 600 m., 13.ii.1987 (L.G. Gómez & C.F. Hernan), 24 paratype workers Spain: Avila, Candeleda, UTM 36TUK04, 250 m., 9.v.1998 (J.P. Zaballos), 66 paratype workers Spain: Ciudad Real, Navas de Estena, UTM 30SUJ77, 700 m., 10.v.1988 (V. Ortuña), 50 paratype workers Spain: Cáceres, Vega de Mesillas, UTM 30TTK73, 275 m., 17.v.1988 (J.P. Zaballos), 50 paratype workers Cáceres, Vacia de Alcántara, UTM 29SPD56, 500 m., 23.iii.1990 (J.P. Zaballos), 67 paratype workers Spain: Madrid, San Martin de Valdeiglesias, UTM 30TUK87, 670 m., 9.xii.1991 (J.C. Atienza), 32 paratype workers Spain: Cáceres, Membrio, UTM 29SPD56, 350 m., 18.xii.1991 (J.P. Zaballos). These specimens are deposited in CEUC (holotype); ATPC, CEUC, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB, XEPC (paratypes).]