Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Yemen: Socotra I., Wadi Daneghan, 12°37’N, 54°04’E, 90 m., 28-30.x.2000, pitfall trap (A. van Harten & H. Pohl). Type-depository: HLMD.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 12 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: BMNH, HLMD, NHCY, WMLC.