Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Malaysia: Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 5°59’N, 116°04’E, 14.x.1978 (B.B. Lowery). Primary type depository: ANIC.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: paratype workers, paratype queens, paratype males (numbers not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, FFKT, FRCK, KUEC, LKCS, MBSB, MCZC, PSWC, SIZK, SKYC, UCDC.