Tapinoma melanocephalum, Fab. ^HNS

(No. 16 a). [[worker]] et [[queen]]. Espece cosmopolite des tropiques.

(16). Common about houses at Kingstown, and at Georgetown. Its white abdomen and quick, jerky walk give it a very peculiar appearance. The formicarium is small, consisting apparently of a single chamber, in a cavity of a wall, or under a stone. There may be fifty or more workers in the colony.

(16 a). Near Kingstown; shady place on a hill-side near sea-level. Small nest in rubbish lodged between two stones.

(Found also at Georgetown, on the windward coast).