Papyrius nitidus
1 Shining Coconut Ant at Dunlop, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Mar 2019 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | JohnBrannan | 26 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
This was one of about a dozen coconut ant colonies in the same area, all at the base of tubestock planted in October 2011.
1 comment
27 Mar 2019
John this is an unusual nesting site - can you please get a photo of the ants? We suspect that the coconut ant is actually a complex of species.
Location information
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- JohnBrannan Recorded by
- Dodonea viscosa Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- JohnBrannan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius nitidus Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius nitidus Scientific name
- Shining Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 860.96m Recorded at altitude
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