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'''''Tapinoma''''' (from ] ''τᾰπείνωμα'' low position) is a ] of ]s that belongs to the ] ]. The genus currently comprises 74<ref name="AWTapinoma"/> described species distributed worldwide in ] and ]. Members of 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.<ref>{{cite doi|10.3897/zookeys.212.3325}}</ref> '''''Tapinoma''''' (from ] ''ταπείνωμα'' low position) is a ] of ]s that belongs to the ] ]. The genus currently comprises 74<ref name="AWTapinoma"/> described species distributed worldwide in ] and ]. Members of 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.<ref>{{cite doi|10.3897/zookeys.212.3325}}</ref>


==Species== ==Species==

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Tapinoma
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Tapinomini
Genus: Tapinoma
Förster, 1850
Type species
Tapinoma collina
Diversity
74 species
Synonyms

Micromyrma Dufour, 1857
Neoclystopsenella Kurian, 1955
Pseudaphomomyrmex Wheeler, W.M., 1920
Semonius Forel, 1910
Zatapinoma Wheeler, W.M., 1928

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 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.

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Tapinoma". AntCat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Tapinoma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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