Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Fig. 7

Identified following the recent paper by SEIFERT (2022). Successful Asian ant that has colonized the tropics around the world (WETTERER, 2009).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: The Gambia: West Coast: Sumanguru Guest House (Busumbala) 20 m. 13.33298, -16.67077, Garden. GÓmez, K. 14/11/2022, Hand collected, Foraging [KG06020A] ** Bijilo 1 (Bijilo N. P.) 20 m. 13.435, -16.72628, Coastal forest. GÓmez, K. 20/11/2022, Hand collected, Leaf litter under rotten palm [KG06159B]