Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Nigeria: Ibadan, IITA, 28.iv.1981, sample 06 (A. Russell-Smith). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0902229.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 10 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, MHNG.