Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Ward, 2009a: 300). Primary type locality: Madagascar: central Madagascar (Sikora). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101046 (lectotype).
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.