Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Italy: Abruzzi, Prov. L’Aquila, Gran Sasso, 6 km. NE Castel del Monte, 1600 m., 12.iv.1994 (M. Santera). Primary type depository: SMNK.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, MSNG, PCAS, SMNG.