Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Australia: Victoria, Mt Ben Cairn (J.J. McAreavey). Primary type depository: MVMA.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paratype workers, paratype queen(s) (numbers not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MVMA.
Type notes:Taylor, 1992a: 65, cites 2 worker paratypes.