Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: E Highlands, Orokana, 27.xi.1967 (B.B. Lowery). Primary type depository: ANIC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 3 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, QMBA.