Myrmica molesta Say, 1836: 293 (q.) U.S.A. (Indiana). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: (no further data, probably Indiana) (T. Say). Primary type depository: unknown (no material known to exist). Type notes: Although only a single queen was described by Say, he obviously knew the workers as he wrote, “frequently found in houses in great numbers”.