of the ghost ant in the United States was in 1887, where the species was found in Hawaii. It was then recorded in Washington, D.C. in 1894. After these two records, the ghost ant would later be found in Maine, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington. Ghost ants can be found in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. References External links Tapinoma melanocephalum on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Tapinoma Hymenoptera of Australia Insects described in 1793 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius