Papyrius nitidus
Shining Coconut Ant at Symonston, ACT
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| Papyrius nitidus | AlisonMilton | 25 Sep 2023 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | Mike | 25 Sep 2023 |
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Climbing and clustered around some spots.
3 comments
25 Sep 2023
Hi Mike & Alison, although we (and everyone else in Australia) have been calling these ants Papyrius nitidus in the past, as the taxonomy of these ants is pretty poor, I think it's probably best to default to calling them "Papyrius sp." Cheers, Jon
25 Sep 2023
It was a colony previously called P. nitidus so I left it at that. Is anyone researching these ants?
26 Sep 2023
Hi Mike - yes, me! Across Australia and PNG there are probably around 7 - 10 species and the workers are extremely hard to tell apart. Hopefully I’ll sort it out by the end of next year. Cheers, J
Location information
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- Mike Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Mike 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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