Papyrius sp. (genus)
A Coconut Ant at Parkes, ACT
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| Papyrius sp. (genus) | JonLewis | 28 Jan 2025 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | CarbonAI | 27 Jan 2025 | |
| Papyrius nitidus | TimL | 27 Jan 2025 |
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Sighted through a break in the covered forageway on the side of a tree stump.
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28 Jan 2025
Hi Tim & Simon, the taxonomy of this genus is being revised at the moment and there are probably about three species around Canberra (and probably 8 - 10 species in all) which are very hard to tell apart, so we are recording all coconut ants just at genus level for now. Cheers, Jon
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Sighting information
- 1000 Abundance
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- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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