Temnothorax caguatan Snelling et al., 2014: 41, figs. 1, 6-8, 20, 24-26 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. (California). Nearctic.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: U.S.A.: California, San Diego County, Wooded Hill, 3 km. SW Mt Laguna, 32.85°, -116.43°, 26.v.2004, ex dead branch of Pinus jeffreyi, P. jeffreyi forest, #15252 (P.S. Ward). Type-depository: UCDC. Type-specimen: CASENT0339251. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 17 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: AMNH, CASC, LACM, UCDC, USNM.