Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Kenya: Tana River, Sankuri, 160 m., 18.x.1977 (V. Mahnert & J.-L. Perret). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 42 paratype workers, 4 paratype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, ENSA, MCZC, MHNG. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0900631.