Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Australia: N Queensland, Kuranda-Mareeba Rd, Davies Creek, 30.x.1950, dry open forest (
W.L. Brown). Primary type depository: 
MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 5 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: 
BMNH, 
MCZC.