Evidence found
558 records across 49 countries and territories, 1896–2026.
Tapinoma melanocephalum · GBIF taxon key 1316805
Where has the Black-headed ant been recorded?
Tapinoma melanocephalum occurrence evidence comes from 558 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 558 records
- 49 places
- 61 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18962026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-headed ant has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-headed ant. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | |
| Philippines | 41 | |
| Mexico | 39 | |
| Colombia | 34 | |
| Thailand | 30 | |
| Brazil | 18 | |
| Palau | 14 | |
| Vietnam | 12 | |
| Panama | 9 | |
| Argentina | 8 | |
| Oman | 7 | |
| Singapore | 7 | |
| Yemen | 7 | |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | |
| Sweden | 6 | |
| Australia | 5 | |
| Ecuador | 5 | |
| Myanmar | 5 | |
| Haiti | 4 | |
| India | 4 | |
| Paraguay | 4 | |
| Costa Rica | 3 | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | |
| Taiwan | 3 | |
| American Samoa | 2 | |
| Bangladesh | 2 | |
| Cook Islands | 2 | |
| China | 2 | |
| Spain | 2 | |
| Gambia | 2 | |
| Jamaica | 2 | |
| Madagascar | 2 | |
| Bahamas | 1 | |
| Cuba | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Guatemala | 1 | |
| Honduras | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 49 places.
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White-footed house ant
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.