# Tapinoma

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{{Short description|Genus of ants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Tapinoma.melanocephalum.group.feeding.on.apple.jpg
| image_caption = ''[Tapinoma melanocephalum](/source/Tapinoma_melanocephalum)''
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Tapinoma
| authority = Förster, 1850
| type_species = ''[Tapinoma collina](/source/Tapinoma_erraticum)''
| type_species_authority = 
| diversity_link = #Species
| diversity = 87 species
| diversity_ref = <ref name="AntCat">{{AntCat|429122|''Tapinoma''|2014|accessdate=20 July 2014}}</ref>
| synonyms =
*''Micromyrma'' <small>Dufour, 1857</small>
*''Neoclystopsenella'' <small>Kurian, 1955</small>
*''Pseudaphomomyrmex'' <small>Wheeler, W.M., 1920</small>
*''Semonius'' <small>Forel, 1910</small>
*''Zatapinoma'' <small>Wheeler, W.M., 1928</small>
}}

'''''Tapinoma''''' (from [Greek](/source/Greek_language) {{lang|grc|ταπείνωμα}} {{gloss|low position}}) is a [genus](/source/genus) of [ant](/source/ant)s that belongs to the [subfamily](/source/subfamily) [Dolichoderinae](/source/Dolichoderinae). The genus currently comprises 87 described species distributed worldwide in [tropical](/source/tropical) and [temperate regions](/source/temperate_regions).<ref name="AWTapinoma"/> Species in the genus are generalized [foragers](/source/Foraging), [nesting](/source/ant_nest) in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from [grassland](/source/grassland)s, open fields, [woodland](/source/woodland)s, to [inside buildings](/source/Urban_wildlife). The majority of species nest in the ground under objects such as stones or [tree logs](/source/Coarse_woody_debris), other species build nests under bark of logs and [stumps](/source/Tree_stump), in plant cavities, insect [gall](/source/gall)s or refuse piles.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sharaf | first1 = M. | last2 = Aldawood | first2 = A. | last3 = Elhawagry | first3 = M. | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.212.3325 | title = A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 212 | pages = 35–43 | year = 2012 | pmid =  22933848| pmc =3428702 | doi-access = free | bibcode = 2012ZooK..212...35S }}</ref>
thumb|240px|right|''Tapinoma'' species with Wax scales

==Species==
As of 2026, ''Tapinoma'' contains 87 [valid](/source/valid_name_(zoology)) species, including 81 extant and six [fossil](/source/fossil) species.<ref name="AntCat"/>
===Extant===
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*''[Tapinoma aberrans](/source/Tapinoma_aberrans)'' <small>(Santschi, 1911)</small>
*''[Tapinoma acuminatum](/source/Tapinoma_acuminatum)'' <small>Forel, 1907</small>
*''[Tapinoma albinase](/source/Tapinoma_albinase)'' <small>(Forel, 1910)</small>
*''[Tapinoma albomaculatum](/source/Tapinoma_albomaculatum)'' <small>(Karavaiev, 1926)</small>
*''[Tapinoma amazone](/source/Tapinoma_amazone)'' <small>Wheeler, 1934</small>
*''[Tapinoma andamanense](/source/Tapinoma_andamanense)'' <small>Forel, 1903</small>
*''[Tapinoma annandalei](/source/Tapinoma_annandalei)'' <small>(Wheeler, 1928)</small>
*''[Tapinoma arnoldi](/source/Tapinoma_arnoldi)'' <small>Forel, 1913</small>
*''[Tapinoma atriceps](/source/Tapinoma_atriceps)'' <small>Emery, 1888</small>
*''[Tapinoma breviscapum](/source/Tapinoma_breviscapum)'' <small>Forel, 1908</small>
*''[Tapinoma carininotum](/source/Tapinoma_carininotum)'' <small>Weber, 1943</small>
*''[Tapinoma chiaromontei](/source/Tapinoma_chiaromontei)'' <small>Menozzi, 1930</small>
*''[Tapinoma christophi](/source/Tapinoma_christophi)'' <small>Emery, 1925</small>
*''[Tapinoma dabashanicum](/source/Tapinoma_dabashanicum)'' <small>Seifert et al., 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma danitschi](/source/Tapinoma_danitschi)'' <small>Forel, 1915</small>
*''[Tapinoma darioi](/source/Tapinoma_darioi)'' <small>Seifert et al., 2017</small>
*''[Tapinoma demissum](/source/Tapinoma_demissum)'' <small>Bolton, 1995</small>
*''[Tapinoma emeryi](/source/Tapinoma_emeryi)'' <small>(Ashmead, 1905)</small>
*''[Tapinoma epinotale](/source/Tapinoma_epinotale)'' <small>Karavaiev, 1935</small>
*''[Tapinoma erraticum](/source/Tapinoma_erraticum)'' <small>(Latreille, 1798)</small>
*''[Tapinoma festae](/source/Tapinoma_festae)'' <small>Emery, 1925</small>
*''[Tapinoma flavidum](/source/Tapinoma_flavidum)'' <small>André, 1892</small>
*''[Tapinoma fragile](/source/Tapinoma_fragile)'' <small>Smith, 1876</small>
*''[Tapinoma funiculare](/source/Tapinoma_funiculare)'' <small>Santschi, 1928</small>
*''[Tapinoma geei](/source/Tapinoma_geei)'' <small>Wheeler, 1927</small>
*''[Tapinoma gibbosum](/source/Tapinoma_gibbosum)'' <small>Stitz, 1933</small>
*''[Tapinoma glabrellum](/source/Tapinoma_glabrellum)'' <small>(Nylander, 1849)</small>
*''[Tapinoma glaucum](/source/Tapinoma_glaucum)'' <small>(Viehmeyer, 1916)</small>
*''[Tapinoma himalaicum](/source/Tapinoma_himalaicum)'' <small>Bharti et al., 2013</small>
*''[Tapinoma hispanicum](/source/Tapinoma_hispanicum)'' <small>Seifert et al., 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma ibericum](/source/Tapinoma_ibericum)'' <small>Santschi, 1925</small>
*''[Tapinoma incognitum](/source/Tapinoma_incognitum)'' <small>Cover & Rabeling, 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma inflatiscapus](/source/Tapinoma_inflatiscapus)'' <small>Cover & Rabeling, 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma insulare](/source/Tapinoma_insulare)'' <small>Seifert et al., 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma israele](/source/Tapinoma_israele)'' <small>Forel, 1904</small>
*''[Tapinoma jandai](/source/Tapinoma_jandai)'' <small>Seifert, 2025</small>
*''[Tapinoma karavaievi](/source/Tapinoma_karavaievi)'' <small>Emery, 1925</small>
*''[Tapinoma kinburni](/source/Tapinoma_kinburni)'' <small>Karavaiev, 1937</small>
*''[Tapinoma krakatauae](/source/Tapinoma_krakatauae)'' <small>(Wheeler, 1924)</small>
*''[Tapinoma latifrons](/source/Tapinoma_latifrons)'' <small>(Karavaiev, 1933)</small>
*''[Tapinoma litorale](/source/Tapinoma_litorale)'' <small>Wheeler, 1905</small>
*''[Tapinoma lugubre](/source/Tapinoma_lugubre)'' <small>Santschi, 1917</small>
*''[Tapinoma luridum](/source/Tapinoma_luridum)'' <small>Emery, 1908</small>
*''[Tapinoma luteum](/source/Tapinoma_luteum)'' <small>(Emery, 1895)</small>
*''[Tapinoma madeirense](/source/Tapinoma_madeirense)'' <small>Forel, 1895</small>
*''[Tapinoma magnum](/source/Tapinoma_magnum)'' <small>Mayr, 1861</small>
*''[Tapinoma melanocephalum](/source/Tapinoma_melanocephalum)'' <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
*''[Tapinoma minimum](/source/Tapinoma_minimum)'' <small>Mayr, 1895</small>
*''[Tapinoma minutum](/source/Tapinoma_minutum)'' <small>Mayr, 1862</small>
*''[Tapinoma modestum](/source/Tapinoma_modestum)'' <small>Santschi, 1932</small>
*''[Tapinoma muelleri](/source/Tapinoma_muelleri)'' <small>Karavaiev, 1926</small>
*''[Tapinoma nigerrimum](/source/Tapinoma_nigerrimum)'' <small>(Nylander, 1856)</small>
*''[Tapinoma onaele](/source/Tapinoma_onaele)'' <small>Shakur et al., 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma opacum](/source/Tapinoma_opacum)'' <small>Wheeler & Mann, 1914</small>
*''[Tapinoma orthocephalum](/source/Tapinoma_orthocephalum)'' <small>Stitz, 1934</small>
*''[Tapinoma panamense](/source/Tapinoma_panamense)'' <small>Wheeler, 1934</small>
*''[Tapinoma paxi](/source/Tapinoma_paxi)'' <small>General & Schoppe, 2025</small>
*''[Tapinoma philippinense](/source/Tapinoma_philippinense)'' <small>Donisthorpe, 1942</small>
*''[Tapinoma phoeniceum](/source/Tapinoma_phoeniceum)'' <small>Emery, 1925</small>
*''[Tapinoma pomone](/source/Tapinoma_pomone)'' <small>Donisthorpe, 1947</small>
*''[Tapinoma pulchellum](/source/Tapinoma_pulchellum)'' <small>Cover & Rabeling, 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma pygmaeum](/source/Tapinoma_pygmaeum)'' <small>(Dufour, 1857)</small>
*''[Tapinoma ramulorum](/source/Tapinoma_ramulorum)'' <small>Emery, 1896</small>
*''[Tapinoma rasenum](/source/Tapinoma_rasenum)'' <small>Smith & Lavigne, 1973</small>
*''[Tapinoma rectinotum](/source/Tapinoma_rectinotum)'' <small>Wheeler, 1927</small>
*''[Tapinoma sahohime](/source/Tapinoma_sahohime)'' <small>Terayama, 2013</small>
*''[Tapinoma schreiberi](/source/Tapinoma_schreiberi)'' <small>Hamm, 2010</small>
*''[Tapinoma schultzei](/source/Tapinoma_schultzei)'' <small>(Forel, 1910)</small>
*''[Tapinoma sessile](/source/Tapinoma_sessile)'' <small>(Say, 1836)</small>
*''[Tapinoma shattucki](/source/Tapinoma_shattucki)'' <small>Cover & Rabeling, 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma sichuense](/source/Tapinoma_sichuense)'' <small>Seifert et al., 2024</small>
*''[Tapinoma silvestrii](/source/Tapinoma_silvestrii)'' <small>Wheeler, 1928</small>
*''[Tapinoma simrothi](/source/Tapinoma_simrothi)'' <small>Krausse, 1911</small>
*''[Tapinoma sinense](/source/Tapinoma_sinense)'' <small>Emery, 1925</small>
*''[Tapinoma subboreale](/source/Tapinoma_subboreale)'' <small>Seifert, 2012</small>
*''[Tapinoma subtile](/source/Tapinoma_subtile)'' <small>Santschi, 1911</small>
*''[Tapinoma wheeleri](/source/Tapinoma_wheeleri)'' <small>(Mann, 1935)</small>
*''[Tapinoma williamsi](/source/Tapinoma_williamsi)'' <small>(Wheeler, 1935)</small>
*''[Tapinoma wilsoni](/source/Tapinoma_wilsoni)'' <small>Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012</small>
*''[Tapinoma wroughtonii](/source/Tapinoma_wroughtonii)'' <small>Forel, 1904</small>
*''[Tapinoma yacoubi](/source/Tapinoma_yacoubi)'' <small>Sharaf, 2022</small>
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===Extinct===
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*†''[Tapinoma baculum](/source/Tapinoma_baculum)'' <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
*†''[Tapinoma electrinum](/source/Tapinoma_electrinum)'' <small>Dlussky & Perkovsky, 2002</small>
*†''[Tapinoma glaesaria](/source/Tapinoma_glaesaria)'' <small>Perrichot et al., 2019</small>
*†''[Tapinoma minutissimum](/source/Tapinoma_minutissimum)'' <small>Emery, 1891</small>
*†''[Tapinoma neli](/source/Tapinoma_neli)'' <small>Perrichot et al., 2019</small>
*†''[Tapinoma troche](/source/Tapinoma_troche)'' <small>Wilson, 1985</small>
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==References==
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<ref name="AWTapinoma">{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=Tapinoma&rank=genus&project=allantwebants |title=Genus: ''Tapinoma'' |website=antweb.org |publisher=[AntWeb](/source/AntWeb) |access-date=11 October 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

}}
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*{{OA-attribution| {{Cite journal | last1 = Sharaf | first1 = M. | last2 = Aldawood | first2 = A. | last3 = Elhawagry | first3 = M. | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.212.3325 | title = A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 212 | pages = 35–43 | year = 2012 | pmid =  22933848| pmc =3428702 | doi-access = free | bibcode = 2012ZooK..212...35S }} }}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Tapinoma|''Tapinoma''}}

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Category:Tapinoma
Category:Dolichoderinae
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