Type location Uganda (Bolton, 1986a: 12, illustrated, queen) Ruwenzori Range, Ibanda, 4700', 20-21.viii.1952, D S Fletcher - see below .
Bolton's description (1986a) is at ; with his illustration of the queen and the forewing of R. wroughtoni at .
The photomontage of the holotype queen is collated from the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901031
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