Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Taiwan: Kaohsiung Pref., Liukuei, 22.viii.1987 (M. Terayama). Primary type depository: NIAS.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 17 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: NIAS, NSMT, TARI.