Acantholepis carbonaria var. erythraea Forel, 1910c: 265 (w.q.) ERITREA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype queen. Primary type localities: Eritrea: Nefasit, 1906 (K. Escherich) (invalid restriction of type locality by Wheeler, 1922: 938; no lectotype designated), Eritrea: Ghinda, 1906 (K. Escherich), Ethiopia: Harar (A. Ilg). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0909880.