Tapinoma pithecorum valid Germany, Christmas Island, India, Pakistan, West Malaysia, Oman. Palearctic. Seifert, B. 2022. The previous concept of the cosmopolitan pest ant Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793) includes two species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Tapinoma). Osmia 10:35-44. 144005