Tapinoma lugubre

Identification
Bharti, Kumar1 and Dubovikoff (2013) - Key to lugubre species-group workers:

1


 * Anteromedial clypeal margin with a wide shallow medial concavity . . . . . Tapinoma lugubre
 * Anteromedial clypeal margin more deeply concave 2

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 * Head relatively wide and short (CI 0.82). Scape is relatively short, surpassing of posterior margin of head about on 1/4 of its length (SI 0.88) . . . . . Tapinoma wilsoni
 * Head more narrow and long (CI 0.8). Scape is very long, surpassing of posterior margin of head more than 1/3 of its length (SI 1.2). . . . . Tapinoma himalaicum

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 *  lugubre. Tapinoma gracile var. lugubre Santschi, 1917b: 288 (w.m.) ZIMBABWE. Raised to species: Arnold, 1926: 222.