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Tapinoma melanocephalum in life
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BPBM 77921Entomology

Tapinoma melanocephalum

Ghost Ant

As recorded: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by
Bryan, E. H., Jr.
Date
June 15, 1923
Record type
Preserved specimen
61 Bishop specimens of Tapinoma melanocephalum · collected 1896–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 15, 1923, Bryan, E. H., Jr. also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Tapinoma melanocephalum. BPBM 77921. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38983194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/77921.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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