Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: 3 km. S Wewak, 3°37’S, 143°37’E, 400 m., 15.ii.1989, ground nest, rainforest, #10194 (P.S. Ward). Primary type depository: BMNH.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 12 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, UCDC.