Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Indonesia: Morty (= Morotai) I., “M.” (A.R. Wallace). Primary type depository: OXUM. Primary type specimen: CASENT0901378.
Type notes:
Three other specimens labelled “Morty Isld” are also present in OXUM, but these appear to originate in a different series from the holotype. In addition, three more workers from this series are in BMNH.