Molossus pretiosus Miller, 1902 . Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., p. 396.

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Caracas, LaGuaira .

DISTRIBUTION: Guerrero, Oaxaca (Mexico); Nicaragua to Venezuela and Guyana.

COMMENT: Listed as a synonym of rufus by Cabrera, 1958: 132; but see Jones et al., 1977, Occas. Pap. Mus. Texas Tech Univ., 47:31.