Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Taiwan: Gaoxiong Pref., Tianchi, 26.viii.1980 (M. Terayama). Primary type depository: NIAS.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: NIAS.