Tapinoma melanocephalum

Ghost ant
Workers feeding on apple
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Tapinoma
Species:
T. melanocephalum
Binomial name
Tapinoma melanocephalum
(Fabricius, 1793)
Subspecies
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum coronatum Forel, 1908
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum malesianum Forel, 1913
Synonyms
  • Formica familiaris Smith, F., 1860
  • Formica nana Jerdon, 1851
  • Myrmica pellucida Smith, F., 1857
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum australe Santschi, 1928
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum australis Santschi, 1928

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Ghost Ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum)". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-09-14.