Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Borneo: Mt Tobangs (= Tibang), 1700 m. (E. Mjöberg). Type-depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: MCZC, NHMW.
Type notes:
BORNEO (on Sarawak/Kalimantan border (Indonesia or E. Malaysia)).