Primary type information:
Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Seifert, 2003d: 68). Type-locality: lectotype Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Kilimanjaro, zone des cultures, Kiboscho, 1400 m., 1904 (Ch. Alluaud). Type-depository: NHMB.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 1 paralectotype worker. Paratype-locality: same as for lectotype. Paratype-depository: NHMB.