Tapinoma pygmaeum

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: France, Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

Nomenclature

 *  pygmaeum. Micromyrma pygmaea Dufour, 1857: 61 (w.) FRANCE. Espadaler, 1978: 122 (q.m.). Combination in Tapinoma: Roger, 1859: 240; in T. (Micromyrma): Menozzi, 1925a: 17. Junior synonym of erraticum: Dalla Torre, 1893: 165; Emery, 1913a: 40. Revived from synonymy: Menozzi, 1925a: 17; Emery, 1925d: 62. Senior synonym of confusum: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 837. See also: Smith, M.R. 1958c: 141; Kutter, 1977c: 182.
 * dufouri. Micromyrma dufouri Donisthorpe, 1943f: 662. Unnecessary replacement name for Micromyrma pygmaea Dufour, 1857: 61. [Junior primary homonym of dufourii Perris, above.] Replacement name (unnecessary): Tapinoma confusum Smith, M.R. 1951a: 837.
 * confusum. Tapinoma confusum Smith, M.R. 1951a: 837. Unnecessary replacement name for dufouri Donisthorpe, 1943f: 662. [Unnecessary replacement name for pygmaea Dufour, 1857: 61.] Junior synonym of pygmaeum: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 837.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Espalaler & Garcia Berthou 1997.pdf|Espadaler, X.; E. Garcia-Berthou 1997f. Tapinoma pygmaeum (Dufour, 1857) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), not a rare species. Orsis (Organismes i Sistemes) 12:89-92. [1997] PDF]]