Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Taiwan: Taichung Hsien, Kukuan, 1060 m., 30.vii.1988 (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: NIAS.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref., Okinawa-jima I., Onna-son, Yamada, 20.viii.1994 (M. Terayama, S. Kubota & H. Takamine). Secondary type depositories: MNHA, NIAS, NSMT.