Species Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Formica melanocephalum Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica Emendata et Aucta. Secundum, Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, adjectis synonimis [sic], locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Hafniae : Christ. Gottl. Proft. Vol. 2 viii 519 pp. [353].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMUC W, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tramp ant
Introduced from South-east Asia.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Omnivore, terrestrial.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 10-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 15-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 07-Oct-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 22-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |