Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Jallow, Mamudou & Gomez, Kiko, 2024, Intriguing additions of exotic and invasive ants to The Gambia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 146, pp. 1-12 : 9

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10982127
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E9BC54A0-3471-4CC8-9032-7EDFC2EB6BC3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11092639
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/341787FE-0C2E-E215-FE7B-FF79C808FDE9
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
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Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793) View in CoL

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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] GoogleMaps ** 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] GoogleMaps