Bothroponera cavernosa valid South Africa. Afrotropic.
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Bothroponera cavernosa montivaga obsolete combination South Africa. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1947. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 7. Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia 2:131-167.   122317