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BPBM 77891Entomology

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Ghost Ant

As recorded: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by
Perkins, R. C. L.
Date
July 1, 1903
Locality
Olaa
Record type
Preserved specimen
61 Bishop specimens of Tapinoma melanocephalum · collected 1896–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1903, Perkins, R. C. L. also collected 11 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Tapinoma melanocephalum. BPBM 77891. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38976925. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/77891.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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