Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): E slope Mt Kenya (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel) (by restriction of Wheeler, 1922: 990). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Other original syntype localities: Kenya: Ambous River, 1800 m. (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel), Kenya: Kijabé, 2100 m (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel).