Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Kenya: Tana River Delta, Lake Shakababo, nr Ngao, 28.x.1977 (V. Mahnert & J.L. Perret). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: ZFMKHYM20096081.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MHNG.