Carebara vidua

Distribution
This taxon was described from South Africa. It is also found in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Mozambique

Nomenclature

 * dux. Carebara dux Smith, F. 1858b: 179 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Subspecies of vidua: Forel, 1913b: 337. Junior synonym of vidua: Mayr, 1866b: 904; Santschi, 1913c: 307.
 *  vidua. Carebara vidua Smith, F. 1858b: 179 (m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Mayr, 1866b: 904 (q.); Forel, 1901g: 392 (w.). Senior synonym of colossus, dux: Mayr, 1866b: 904; Santschi, 1913c: 307; of abdominalis: Forel, 1913b: 337; Arnold, 1916: 252; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 884. See also: Arnold, 1916: 249; Robertson & Villet, 1989: 121. Current subspecies: nominal plus fur.
 * colossus. Carebara colossus Gerstäcker, 1859: 263 (q.) MOZAMBIQUE. [Also as new in Gerstäcker, 1862: 512.] Junior synonym of vidua: Mayr, 1866b: 904.
 * abdominalis. Carebara vidua var. abdominalis Santschi, 1912d: 285 (q.) KENYA. Subspecies of vidua: Santschi, 1914b: 84. Junior synonym of vidua: Forel, 1913b: 337; Arnold, 1916: 252; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 884.

Carebara dux

One queen, may be holotype or a syntype but not proved, in.