Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Indonesia: Irian Jaya (“Dutch New Guinea”), Camp 1, i.1939, Netherlands Indies-American New Guinea Expediton (Third Archbold Expedition) 1938-39, 1800 m. (J.L. Toxopeus). Primary type depository: BZBC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 40 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BZBC, CASC, MCZC.