...d-wide. The small wingless nymphs and adults are found in a variety of ant host nests. Very little is known about their biology, it is assumed that they ob ''Myrmecophilus'' are mostly kleptoparasites and live within ant nests (Schimmer, 1909; Wet

|diversity_link = :category:List of species ...e ants to use their remarkable spatulate sting for the topical application of their venom – which apparently is efficient in repelling, if not killing

|diversity_link = :category:List of species ...d microhabitats and the sheer size of the genus makes any characterisation of their biology challenging. Nests are built in the ground, in rotten branche

|type_species =''[[Tapinoma collina]]'' (junior synonym of ''[[Tapinoma erraticum]]'') |diversity_link = :category:List of species