BPBM 77901Entomology

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Ghost Ant

As recorded: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by: Beardsley, J. W.
Date: September 14, 1964
Record type: Preserved specimen

61 Bishop specimens of Tapinoma melanocephalum · collected 1896–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 14, 1964, Beardsley, J. W. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Tapinoma melanocephalum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,123 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Sanya, Hainan, China

(c) Artem S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ES-CN, ES

(c) Christophe, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

Orange Dr, Davie, FL, US

(c) sebento, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Beverly Park, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spanien

(c) Harry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Beverly Park, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spanien

(c) Harry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Ko Chang, Ko Chang District, Trat, Таиланд

(c) Arseniy T, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tapinoma melanocephalum. BPBM 77901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38976761. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/77901.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38976761 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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