Gabon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, S Mozambique (Delagoa Bay), Republic of South Africa (Zululand, N Transvaal, Swaziland), E Botswana arnoldi: S Zimbabwe; Terra typica: Mahalapsi River, Bechuanaland. Terra typica: Kaffernland easwards to the Cape Colony.
Additional data:
Colopus wahlbergii PETERS 1869 is listed as a valid spcies by BAUER et al. (1995).