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Tapinoma Darioi
''Tapinoma'' (from Greek ''ταπείνωμα'' low position) is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus currently comprises 74 described species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate regions. Members of are generalized foragers, nesting in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from grasslands, open fields, woodlands, to inside buildings. The majority of species nest in the ground under objects such as stones or tree logs, other species build nests under bark of logs and stumps, in plant cavities, insect galls or refuse piles. Species *'' Tapinoma aberrans'' (Santschi, 1911) *'' Tapinoma acuminatum'' Forel, 1907 *'' Tapinoma albinase'' (Forel, 1910) *'' Tapinoma albomaculatum'' (Karavaiev, 1926) *'' Tapinoma amazone'' Wheeler, 1934 *''Tapinoma andamanense'' Forel, 1903 *''Tapinoma annandalei'' (Wheeler, 1928) *''Tapinoma antarcticum'' Forel, 1904 *''Tapinoma arnoldi'' Forel, 1913 *''Tapinoma atriceps'' Emery, 1888 *†''Tapinoma baculum ...
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Tapinoma Melanocephalum
''Tapinoma melanocephalum'' is a species of ant that goes by the common name ghost ant. They are recognised by their dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster (abdomen). This colouring makes this tiny ant seem even smaller. Description The ghost ant is small, with average lengths ranging between in workers. The antennae composes of 12 segments that thickens towards the tip. The antennal scapes exceeds the occipital border. The head and thorax is a dark brown colour while the gaster, legs and antennae are a milky white colour. Due to its small size and light colour, the ghost ant is difficult to see. Ghost ants are monomorphic and the thorax is spineless. The gaster is hairless, and has a back opening that is similar to a slit-like opening. The abdominal pedicel is formed upon a single segment that is usually unable to be seen due to the gaster, and the species do not contain a stinger. During development, this species undergoes three larval instars, which are a ...
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Tapinoma Arnoldi
''Tapinoma arnoldi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Forel in 1913, the species is endemic to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ....Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. ''Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg.'' 57: 108-147 (page 139, worker described) References Endemic fauna of Zimbabwe Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1913 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Flavidum
''Tapinoma flavidum'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by André in 1892, the species is endemic to Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ....André, E. 1892c. Voyage de M. Chaper à Bornéo. Catalogue des fourmis et description des espèces nouvelles. ''Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr.'' 5: 46-55 (page 51, worker described) References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of Borneo Insects described in 1892 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Festae
''Tapinoma festae'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Emery in 1925, the species is endemic to Greece, Iran and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ....Lush, M.J. 2009. Some ant records from the Middle East. ''Zoology in the Middle East'' 47: 114-116 PDF References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Europe Hymenoptera of Asia Insects described in 1925 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Epinotale
''Tapinoma epinotale'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Karavaiev in 1935, the species is endemic to Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ....Karavaiev, V. 1935a. Neue Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, nebst Revision einiger Formen. ''Treubia'' 15: 57-118 (page 109, fig. 27 worker described) References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Asia Insects described in 1935 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Emeryi
''Tapinoma emeryi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Ashmead in 1905, the species is endemic to Tanzania and Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ....Fisher, B. L. and B. Bolton. 2007. The ant genus ''Pseudaphomomyrmex'' Wheeler, 1920 a junior synonym of ''Tapinoma'' Foerster, 1850. Zootaxa 1427: 65-68 PDF References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Africa Hymenoptera of Asia Insects described in 1905 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Emeryanum
''Tapinoma emeryanum'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Nikolaj Nikolajevitsch Kuznetsov-Ugamsky in 1927, the species is endemic to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ....Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, N. N. (1927). "Contributions to the knowledge of the myrmecology of Turkestan. II". ''Rus. Entomol. Obozr.'' 21: 33-42 (page 35, worker, queen, male described) References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Asia Insects described in 1927 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Electrinum
''Tapinoma electrinum'' is an extinct species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Dlussky in 2002, fossils of the species were found in the Rovno amber in Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ..., where a fossilised male of the species was described.Dlussky , G. M.; Perkovsky, E.E. 2002. Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Rovno amber. ''Vestnik Zoologii'' 36(5): 3-20, 99 'PDF'' References † Fossil ant taxa Hymenoptera of Europe Prehistoric life of Europe Fossil taxa described in 2002 Rovno amber {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Demissum
''Tapinoma demissum'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Bolton in 1995, the species is endemic to Tanzania and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ....Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 400, Replacement name for Tapinoma gracile) References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1995 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Danitschi
''Tapinoma danitschi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Forel in 1915, the species is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ....Forel, A. 1915c. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. IIe partie. ''Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat.'' 50: 335-364 (page 345, worker described) References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1915 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Christophi
''Tapinoma christophi'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Emery in 1925, the species is endemic to Lebanon and the Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ....Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. ''Genera Insectorum'' 183: 1-302 (page 60, fig. 13 male described) References Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Asia Hymenoptera of Europe Insects described in 1925 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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Tapinoma Chiaromontei
''Tapinoma chiaromontei'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Tapinoma''. Described by Menozzi in 1930, the species is endemic to Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ....Menozzi, C. 1930b. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. ''Mem. Soc. Entomol. Ital.'' 9: 76-130 (page 113, fig. 4 worker described) References Endemic fauna of Somalia Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1930 {{Tapinoma-stub ...
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