''Tapinoma luridum'' is a species of
ant in the genus ''
Tapinoma
''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 ...
''. Described by
Emery in 1908, the species is endemic to the
Democratic Republic of Congo and
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
.
[Emery, C. 1908c. Descriptions d'une genre nouveau et de plusieurs formes nouvelles de fourmis du Congo. ''Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg.'' 52: 184-189 (page 188, worker described)]
References
Tapinoma
Hymenoptera of Africa
Insects described in 1908
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