Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: Wau, 4000 ft, 1.vii.1974, forest litter (S. Peck). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 15 paratype workers, 5 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, NHMB.