Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Bakaxiaozhai, 21.9°N, 101.2°E, 840 m., 8.iii.1996, no. A96-318 (Z. Xu). Primary type depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 23 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: SFCY.