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Tapinoma melanocephalum (Ghost ant)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Tapinoma melanocephalum is a species of ant that goes by the common name ghost ant.They are recognised by their dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster (abdomen). This colouring makes this tiny ant seem even smaller.
View Wikipedia Record: Tapinoma melanocephalum

Infraspecies

Tapinoma melanocephalum coronatum
Tapinoma melanocephalum malesianum
Tapinoma melanocephalum melanocephalum

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Tapinoma melanocephalum

Prey / Diet

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Avicennia germinans (black mangrove)[2]
Prosopis juliflora (mesquite)[2]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Flower-visiting insects of the Galapagos Islands, McCullen, C. K. 1993. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 69:95-106
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0