Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Indonesia: N.C. Seram, Manusela Nat. Park, Wae Mual Plain, 25.vii.-9.xi.1987 (M.J.D. Brendell). Primary type depository: BMNH.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: BMNH.