Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1836:69.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Western Australia, Mt. Kokeby, S of Beverley .

DISTRIBUTION: SW Western Australia; formerly in NW South Australia and SW New South Wales.

STATUS: U.S. ESA and IUCN - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: rufus.