Tapinoma Foerster, 1805

Ivanov, Kaloyan, Hightower, Liberty, Dash, Shawn T. & Keiper, Joe B., 2019, 150 years in the making: first comprehensive list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Virginia, USA, Zootaxa 4554 (2), pp. 532-560 : 538

Tapinoma Foerster

E melanocephalum (Fabricius) . Spotsylvania (STDC). Literature records: Norfolk ( Wetterer 2009).

In Virginia, this species is currently confined to indoor situations.

sessile (Say) . Alleghany, Albemarle, Amherst, Bath, Bland, Buckingham, Caroline, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Giles, Halifax, Hampton, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, Montgomery, Northampton, Patrick, Poquoson, Prince Edward, Roanoke, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Southampton, Suffolk, Sussex, Tazewell, Virginia Beach, Washington, York (FMNH, MCZ, MMPC, RUIC, STDC, USNM, USNPS, VMNH, VPISU), “ Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Dr. ” (MCZ), “ Mt. Rogers ” (RUIC), “ Virginia ” (NMSU). Literature records: Augusta, Fairfax, Giles ( Cole 1949, Wang et al. 2000, Kjar 2009, Kjar & Park 2016), “ Virginia ” ( Mayr 1886, Peck et al. 1998, Guenard et al. 2012).