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

TYPE LOCALITY: Venezuela, Caracas, LaGuaira .

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

COMMENTS: Listed as a synonym of rufus by Cabrera (1958:132); but see Jones et al. (1977).