Papyrius (ant)

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Papyrius
Papyrius nitidus casent0070200 profile 1.jpg
P. nitidus worker from Australia
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Papyrius

Shattuck, 1992
Type species
Iridomyrmex nitida
Diversity[1]
2 species

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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References

  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Papyrius". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Genus: Papyrius". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ Shattuck, S.O. (1992). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 21: 1–181.

External links

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