Tapinoma melanocephalum
Ghost Ant
As recorded: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae
- Collected by
- Thompson
- Date
- November 23, 1919
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 23, 1919, Thompson also collected 8 other specimens.
Tapinoma melanocephalum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,122 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)
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Cite this specimen
Tapinoma melanocephalum. BPBM 77933. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38979917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/77933.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38979917 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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