Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Rwanda: Kayove, 2100 m., 15.v.1973 (P. Werner). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0911179.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 8 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MHNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0226554, CASENT0902556.