Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hisma, 28°02’N, 36°07’E, 1120 m. (W. Büttiker). Type-depository: NHMB (perhaps also in WMLC).
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 5 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depository: NHMB (perhaps also in WMLC).