Primary type information:
Primary type material: 3 syntype workers, 1 syntype male. Primary type locality: workers Indonesia: Irian Jaya “Dutch New Guinea”), Maffin Bay, vii.1944, viii.1944 (
E.S. Ross), male Maffin Bay, 20.vi.1944 (
E.S. Ross). Primary type depositories:
BMNH,
CASC.
Type notes:
Lucky & Ward, 2010: 34, cite 5 worker syntypes, but original description says only 3 workers were represented.