Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Mengla County, Longlin Village, 1090 m., 5.iii.1997, no. A97-186 (S. Dai). Type-depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 2 paratype queens. Paratype-locality: 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype, 1 paratype queen Yunnan Prov., Jinghong County, Sanchahe, 950 m., 28.ii.1997, no. A97-73 (Y. Lai). Paratype-depository: SFCY.