Tapinomini

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Tapinomini is a tribe of ants within the subfamily Dolichoderinae, comprising several genera of small, often inconspicuous, ground-dwelling species.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tapinomini canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ant tribe
taxon
belongsTo Dolichoderinae
bodySize small
class Insecta
distribution cosmopolitan
ecologicalRole mutualists with sap-sucking insects
predators of small arthropods
scavengers
family Formicidae NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic many species are generalist foragers
many species are omnivorous
many species tend hemipteran insects for honeydew
workers often form trails
hasMember small ants
includesTaxon Anonychomyrma NERFINISHED
Aptinoma
Axinidris
Azteca
Bothriomyrmex NERFINISHED
Chronoxenus
Ctenomyrmex NERFINISHED
Doleromyrma NERFINISHED
Dorymyrmex NERFINISHED
Forelius
Froggattella
Gracilidris
Iridomyrmex NERFINISHED
Linepithema
Liometopum
Nebothriomyrmex NERFINISHED
Ochetellus
Papyrius
Philidris
Tapinoma
Technomyrmex NERFINISHED
Turneria
kingdom Animalia
order Hymenoptera NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Dolichoderinae
Formicidae NERFINISHED
phylum Arthropoda
subfamily Dolichoderinae
suborder Apocrita
superfamily Vespoidea NERFINISHED
taxonRank tribe
typicalHabitat ground-dwelling
leaf litter
soil surface
visibility often inconspicuous

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dolichoderinae includesTribe Tapinomini
Technomyrmex belongsToTribe Tapinomini