Hairy Coconut Ant at Macarthur, ACT
Identification history
| Papyrius sp (undescribed) | 1 Sep 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius sp. (genus) | 1 Sep 2021 | JonLewis | ||
| Papyrius sp. (genus) | 31 Aug 2021 | RAllen |
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User's notes
Pile of logs, very old, with a mass of frass. 20 winged females. Extremely active. Again 28/8 1500 masses of large workers 50 queens 5 winged males. 31/8 1520 lots activity 40 queens 2 winged male.
1 comment
JonLewis
wrote:
1 Sep 2021
Thanks RAllen, I can just see the workers well enough to see the short bristly hairs on their backsides (gaster). This confirms it as the undescribed species. Certainly sounds pretty active. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
- 2000 Abundance
- 22 Aug 2021 02:45 PM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Papyrius sp (undescribed) Scientific name
- Hairy Coconut Ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 733.09m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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