Literature

• Catalogue of Life. Species 2000 & ITIS. [link]
• Boer, P. 2018. Ants of Curaçao. [link]
• Boer, P., Boer, M.J.A. 2019. The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Saba (Netherlands Antilles). 26. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. [link]

Literature references linked to higher taxa

• Encyclopedia of Life. [link] (Hymenoptera)
• Boer, P. 2020. Ants of Aruba, species list. [link] (Tapinoma melanocephalum)
• Boer, P. 2020. Identification key of the ant species of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. [link] (Formicidae)
• Buurt, G. van, & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Introduced agricultural pests, plant and animals diseases and vectors in the Dutch Caribbean, with an “Alert species” list. 1-35. IMARES, Wageningen. (Tapinoma melanocephalum)
• Various contributors 2017. Hymenoptera Online (HOL) [accessed 8 March 2017]. [link] (Aculeata)
• Wetterer, J.K. 2009. Worldwide spread of the ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 23-33. (Tapinoma melanocephalum)