Papyrius sp. (genus)
1 A Coconut Ant at Symonston, ACT
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| Papyrius sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 13 Sep 2021 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | rawshorty | 10 Sep 2021 |
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I was surprised to see this nest built on a rock. Has there been records of this before?
2 comments
13 Sep 2021
Hi rawshorty, you might be right that this is P. nitidus and the photos are pretty good, but I can't be sure it is not the undescribed "hairy" species, which seems to more often have nests associated with rocks. This season we are trying to tidy up the data for these Papyrius sightings to be more certain about what actual species the sighting is so, for now at least, I think it probably needs to be recorded as Papyrius sp. Cheers, Jon
13 Sep 2021
No worries Jon. They were very active making it difficult to get good shots. I will revisit them for better shots.
Location information
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Papyrius sp. (genus) Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Insects
Species information
- Papyrius sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Coconut Ant Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1006.19m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Papyrius sp.
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