Tapinoma atriceps var. breviscapa Forel, 1908: 384 (w.q.) BRAZIL (São Paulo). Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Escárraga et al., 2021: 48). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Estança Ruiz da Serra, nr São Paulo (H. von Ihering) (by restriction of Escárraga et al., 2021: 48). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0909768. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: MHNG, NHMB. Secondary type specimen: CASENT0909768 (uppermost and lowermost specimens on same pin as lectotype). Type notes: 1) Shattuck, 1994: 142, cites 48 worker, 1 queen syntypes. 2) Other original syntype locality: Brazil: São Paulo (Lutz).