Tapinoma pruinosum Roger, 1863a: 165 (w.) CUBA. Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype (?) worker. Primary type locality: Cuba: (no further data) (perhaps J.C. Gundlach). Primary type depository: unknown (perhaps MNHU). Type notes: 1) No indication of number of specimens is given. 2) Shattuck, 1994: 95, does not cite any type material. 3) Cuezzo, 2000: 262, cites “Posibles sintipos: Cuba: Cojimar-Habana, 3.30-Aguayo – Gift de W.M. Wheeler. MCZ (3 obreras)”. It is extremely unlikely that these are genuine syntypes.