Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype worker (designated by Bolton, 1974a: 42). Primary type locality: lectotype South Africa: Natal, Durban, Weenen District, in acacia thorns (“76,48.Natal”) (J.M. Hutchinson). Primary type depository: BMNH.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers, 2 paralectotype males. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC.
Type notes:
The queen described by Smith is absent from the BMNH collection, presumed lost or destroyed.