Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref., Okinawa I., Mt Yonaha-dake, 16.v.1982 (H. Takamine). Primary type depository: MNHA.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 16 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: 9 paratype workers with same data, 7 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data but 21.viii.1991 (M. Terayama). Secondary type depository: MNHA.