Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 20 m., 5°59’S, 116°04’E, 9.x.1978 (B.B. Lowery). Primary type depository: ANIC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: ANIC, MBSB.