Pogonomyrmex molefaciens (Buckley, 1860) junior synonym of current valid taxon Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858)
Myrmica (Atta) molefaciens Buckley, 1860b: 445 (w.q.) U.S.A. (Texas). Nearctic.
Primary type information: Type-material: syntype workers (numbers not stated). Type-locality: U.S.A.: Texas (S.B. Buckley). Type-depository: unknown (no type-material known to exist). Type notes: Buckley 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).
Obsolete combinations
Citations