Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Type localities: Saudi Arabia: Bishah, 7.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood), Saudi Arabia: desert W Najran, 10.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paratype workers (number not stated), 1 paratype queen. Type localities: Saudi Arabia: Bishah, 7.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood), Saudi Arabia: desert W Najran, 10.iv.1983 (C.A. Collingwood). Secondary type depositories: DAPC, NHMB, WMLC.
Type notes:
Collingwood does not specify the locality of origin of the holotype.