Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Oman: Wahibi Sands, 6.viii.1986 (
M.D. Gallagher). Type-depository:
WMLC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: paratype workers (number not stated). Paratype-locality: paratype workers with same data as holotype, paratype worker with same data as holotype but 21.vii.1985, paratype workers United Arab Emirates: Djebel Haffete, 3-4.x.1984 (
H. Heatwole), paratype workers United Arab Emirates: Ras Ghanada, ix.1992 (
B. Tigar). Paratype-depository:
NHMB (1 paratype worker) Paratype-specimen:
CASENT0913864 (
NHMB).
Type notes:
Sharaf et al., 2021: 21, report 1 ‘syntype’ in
NHMB; other type-material possibly in
OMHN if Gallagher material has been retained there, possibly in
NCSU if Heatwole material returned there.