Carebara octata

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya.

Nomenclature

 * . Paedalgus octatus Bolton & Belshaw, 1993: 186 (w.) KENYA.
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 8 paratype workers.
 * Type-locality: holotype Kenya: Lamu, nr Witu, 26.x.1977 (V. Mahnert & J.-L. Perret); paratypes with same data.
 * Type-depositories: MHNG (holotype); BMNH, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB, SAMC (paratypes).
 * Combination in Carebara: Fernández, 2004a: 235.
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 311; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 208.
 * Distribution: Kenya.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B., and R. Belshaw. 1993. Taxonomy and biology of the supposedly lestobiotic ant genus Paedalgus (Hym.: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 18: 181-189.
 * Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection