Tapinoma gracile var. lugubre Santschi, 1917b: 288 (w.m.) ZIMBABWE. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype male. Primary type locality: Zimbabwe (“Rhodesia”): Victoria Falls (G. Arnold). Primary type depositories: MHNG, NHMB, NHMUK. Primary type specimens: CASENT0903070, CASENT0911569. Type notes: Shattuck, 1994: 145, cites 5 worker syntypes.