Protonym: Myrmica (Atta) molefaciens
| Authorship | Buckley, 1860b: 445 |
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| Forms | w.q. |
| Bioregion | Nearctic |
| Locality | U.S.A. (Texas) |
| Primary type information | Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: U.S.A.: Texas (S.B. Buckley). Primary type depository: unknown (no material known to exist). |
| Type notes | Buckley, 1860b says these ants “are the most numerous of any in Texas”; he mentions the following Texan localities: Washington Co., Long Point (‘Dr Linsecom’s garden’), Bastrip Co., Cedar Creek Post-office, and on Colorado River (‘on G.C. Caldwell’s property’). |
Taxa belonging to this protonym
| Myrmica molefaciens | Species |
Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Pogonomyrmex molefaciens (Buckley, 1860)
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Original combination |
| Pogonomyrmex molefaciens | Species |
Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858)
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