Protonym: Myrmica molesta
Authorship Say, 1836: 293
Forms q.
Bioregion Nearctic
Locality U.S.A. (Indiana)
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”.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Myrmica molesta Species Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Solenopsis molesta (Say, 1836)
Original combination
Solenopsis molesta Species Valid