Primary type information:
Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Papua New Guinea: lower Busu River, nr Lae, 17.v.1955, no. 1058, rainforest (E.O. Wilson). Type-depository: MCZC.
Secondary type information:
Paratype-material: 15 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens. Paratype-locality: 3 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 12 paratype workers with same data as holotype but nos. 899, 942, 978, 1052, 1058, 1113. Paratype-depositories: BMNH, DRIR, MCZC, USNM.