''Tapinoma minutum'' 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 Gustav Mayr in 1862, the species is endemic to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and surrounding countries.Wheeler, W. M. 1909a. A small collection of ants from Victoria, Australia. ''J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc.'' 17: 25-29 (page 27, queen described)

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Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1862 {{Tapinoma-stub