Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: 6.9 km. NE Ambanizana, 15°34’S, 50°00’E, 825 m., 2.ix.1993, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), rainforest, #976(20)-10 (B.L. Fisher. Primary type depository: MCZC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0005479.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same data as holotype but coded (28)-12, (45)-12, (46)-13, (49)-9, (29)-12. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, SAMC.