Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Borowiec et al., 2019: 3). Type-locality: lectotype Iraq (“Mesopotamia”): Amara, on Tigris River, 10.ii.1918 (W.E. Evans). Type-depository: BMNH.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: ca 90 paralectotype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype.