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Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Synonyms

  • Formica melanocephala Fabricius, 1793
  • Formica nana Jerdon, 1851
  • Myrmica pellucida Smith, 1857
  • Formica familiaris Smith, 1860
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum coronatum Forel, 1908
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum malesiana Forel, 1913
  • Tapinoma melanocephalum australis Santschi, 1928
  • Neoclystopsenella luffae Kurian, 1955

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