Papyrius (genus)
Papyrius is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus is known only from Australia and New Guinea, where they nest in dead wood in forested areas.[3]
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| P. nitidus worker from Australia | |
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| Genus: | Papyrius Shattuck, 1992 |
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| Iridomyrmex nitida | |
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| 2 species | |
Species
- Papyrius flavus (Mayr, 1865)
- Papyrius nitidus (Mayr, 1862)
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References
- Bolton, B. (2014). "Papyrius". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Genus: Papyrius". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- Shattuck, S.O. (1992). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 21: 1–181.
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