Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated, “a large series”). Primary type locality: Fiji Is: Taveuni I., Somo Somo, 1915-16 (W.M. Mann). Primary type depository: MCZC.
Type notes:
1) Sarnat & Economo, 2012: 60, cite 2 major worker, 1 minor worker, 1 queen syntypes in MCZC (queen is not mentioned in the original description). 2) Sarnat & Economo, 2012: 60, indicate that specimens in MCZC and USNM that are not from the type locality incorrectly bear red syntype labels.