Papyrius nitidus
1 Shining Coconut Ant at Macarthur, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | JonLewis | 17 Aug 2021 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | RAllen | 13 Aug 2021 |
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User's notes
Many winged ants present though not flying. Very active colony. Same log as 2020 sighting. But two new nearby locations see separate records.
3 comments
17 Aug 2021
Hi RAllen, I'm happy this is P. nitidus as the image of the queen is just clear enough to distinguish it from the queen of the undescribed Papyrius species in the ACT, which is very hairy. Cheers, Jon
17 Aug 2021
17 Aug 2021
Thanks Jon
Ants again active on 14th and 15th at this log.
Also found another 5 new sites that’ll I’ll post.
Ants again active on 14th and 15th at this log.
Also found another 5 new sites that’ll I’ll post.
Location information
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
- 1000 Abundance
- RAllen Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- RAllen 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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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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