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Tapinoma
Tapinoma (from Greek ταπείνωμα 'low position') is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus currently comprises 87 described species distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate regions. Species in the genus 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.
46 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Odorous House Ant
speciesTapinoma sessile
Ghost Ant
speciesTapinoma melanocephalum
Tapinoma nigerrimum
complexTapinoma nigerrimum
Tapinoma erraticum
complexTapinoma erraticum
Tapinoma subboreale
speciesTapinoma subboreale
Tapinoma lugubre
complexTapinoma lugubre
Tapinoma jandai
speciesTapinoma jandai
Tapinoma simrothi
complexTapinoma simrothi
Odorous Tropical Twig Ant
speciesTapinoma litorale
Tapinoma ramulorum
speciesTapinoma ramulorum
Tapinoma sahohime
speciesTapinoma sahohime
Tapinoma madeirense
speciesTapinoma madeirense
Tapinoma minutum
speciesTapinoma minutum
Tapinoma sinense
speciesTapinoma sinense
Tapinoma pygmaeum
speciesTapinoma pygmaeum
Tapinoma luteum
speciesTapinoma luteum
Tapinoma albomaculatum
speciesTapinoma albomaculatum
Tapinoma andamanense
speciesTapinoma andamanense
Tapinoma atriceps
speciesTapinoma atriceps
Tapinoma schreiberi
speciesTapinoma schreiberi
Tapinoma annandalei
speciesTapinoma annandalei
Tapinoma flavidum
speciesTapinoma flavidum
Tiny Coconut ant
speciesTapinoma minimum
Danitsch's Coconut ant
speciesTapinoma danitschi
Tapinoma kinburni
speciesTapinoma kinburni
Arnold's Coconut Ant
speciesTapinoma arnoldi
Tapinoma wroughtonii
speciesTapinoma wroughtonii
White-nose Coconut ant
speciesTapinoma albinase
Tapinoma geei
speciesTapinoma geei
Tapinoma festae
speciesTapinoma festae
Tapinoma luridum
speciesTapinoma luridum
Tapinoma emeryi
speciesTapinoma emeryi
Tapinoma schultzei
speciesTapinoma schultzei
Tapinoma subtile
speciesTapinoma subtile
Tapinoma rasenum
speciesTapinoma rasenum
Tapinoma dabashanica
speciesTapinoma dabashanica
Tapinoma sichuense
speciesTapinoma sichuense
Tapinoma pulchellum
speciesTapinoma pulchellum
Tapinoma incognitum
speciesTapinoma incognitum
Tapinoma shattucki
speciesTapinoma shattucki
Tapinoma rectinotum
speciesTapinoma rectinotum
Tapinoma orthocephalum
speciesTapinoma orthocephalum
Tapinoma demissum
speciesTapinoma demissum
Tapinoma modestum
speciesTapinoma modestum
Tapinoma minor
speciesTapinoma minor
Tapinoma inflatiscapus
speciesTapinoma inflatiscapus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47341.