Tapinoma melanocephalum
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283731 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F2D63096-F3B7-C185-D4F7-8D843A5090C8 |
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Christiana |
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Tapinoma melanocephalum |
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Tapinoma melanocephalum View in CoL HNS (Fabricius, 1793)
Formica melanocephala Fabricius HNS , 1793:353.
Worker. Distinctively bicoloured, head brown, alitrunk and gaster pale yellowish with variable brown patches; legs and antennae very pale. Prothorax laterally compressed, broadening anteriorly. Length: 1.5-2 mm.
Queen. Colour as worker. Alitrunk enlarged. Length: 2.5 mm.
Male. Head and dorsum of alitrunk dark, gaster pale with indefinite dark markings, wings and legs very pale. Length: 2.0 mm.
Biology. This is frequently introduced in plant material or produce from the tropics and has occasionally become established in heated or domestic premises in the British Isles. It is a very well known and widely distributed house pest in the tropics where it lives by scavenging.
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