Tapinoma sessile

Tapinoma sessile

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Dolichoderinae
Tribus: Tapinomini
Genus: Tapinoma
Species: Tapinoma sessile

Name

Tapinoma sessile (Say, 1836)

• Greek
  • tapei-, 'humble, low', and -nōma, 'position'. Epithet: from Latin sessilis, 'seated'.

References

Primary references

• Say, T. 1836. Descriptions of new species of North American Hymenoptera and observations on some already described. Boston Journal of Natural History, containing papers and communications, read to the Boston Society of Natural History 3 (1): 209-305. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Odorous house ant, sugar ant, stink ant, coconut ant

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