Primary type information:
Primary type material: neotype queen (by designation of Galkowski et al., 2010: 153). Primary type locality: neotype France: 45.0517°N, 1.5372°E, Nespoules-Faugère, 330 m., 25.viii.2008-1 (C. Galkowski). Primary type depository: MNHN.
Type notes:Galkowski et al., 2010: 153, also nominate 20 workers, 4 queens, 5 males as “paraneotypes”, a category without status in nomenclature.