Cerapachys validus Arnold, 1960a: 79, fig. 1 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Drakensberg Mts, Cathedral Peak Forestry Reserve, Little Berg Summits, Themeda grassland, 5500-6000 ft, iii.1959 (B.R. & P.J. Stuckenberg). Type-depository: SAMC.