Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Tibet, Linzhi County, Pailong Town, Zhaqu Village, 29.928517° N, 95.156467° E, 2740 m a.s.l., 27.ix.2007, foraging on the ground in subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (
Zheng-Hui Xu). Primary type depository:
SWFU. Primary type specimen:
SWFU A07-543.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 11 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype workers Tibet, Linzhi County, Pailong Town, Ganglang, 29.885082° N, 95.145677° E, 2050 m a.s.l., 26.ix.2007, nests under stones in subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (
Zheng-Hui Xu); 9 paratype workers Tibet, Motuo County, Damu Town, 70K, 29.695050° N, 95.521333° E, 2540 m a.s.l., 22.vii.2011, canopy sample from subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (
Cheng-Lin Zhang). Secondary type depository:
SWFU. Secondary type specimens:
SWFU A07-513,
SWFU A11-4156,
SWFU A11-4163,
SWFU A11-4173.