''Tapinoma luteum'' 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 1895, the species is endemic to various countries in
Africa.
[Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. ''Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr.'' 64: 15-56 (page 43, worker described)]
References
Tapinoma
Hymenoptera of Africa
Insects described in 1895
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