Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Hunan Prov., Wugong County, 6.x.1978 (S. Yin). Primary type depository: CAFB.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 4 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker Hunan Prov., Sangzhi County, 8.vi.1981 (X. Tong). Secondary type depository: CAFB.