Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype ergatoid queen. Type-locality: U.S.A.: North Carolina, Little Switzerland, nr Spruce Pines (W.S. Creighton). Type-depository: AMNH.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: paratype workers (number not stated). Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC.