Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Borowiec et al., 2015: 42). Primary type locality: lectotype France: Pyrénées Orientales. Primary type depository: MNHN.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same data as holotype but (de Saulcy) Secondary type depository: MNHN.
Type notes:
Original type locality: Mediterranean region (“répandue dans toute la région méditerranéenne de l’Europe, de l’Afrique et de l’Asie”).