''Tapinoma philippinense'' 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
Donisthorpe in 1942, the species is endemic to the
Philippines.
[Donisthorpe, H. 1942. Descriptions of a few ants from the Philippine Islands, and a male of ''Polyrhachis bihamata'' Drury from India. ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'' 11(9): 64-72]
References
Tapinoma
Hymenoptera of Asia
Insects described in 1942
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