Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Heterick, 2006: 154). Primary type locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Naivasha, 1900 m., st. no. 14, 1.xii.1911, bottom of Rift Valley (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel). Primary type depository: NHMB. Primary type specimen: lectotype CASENT0010827.