Papyrius (genus)

Papyrius
P. nitidus worker from Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Leptomyrmecini
Genus: Papyrius
Shattuck, 1992
Type species
Iridomyrmex nitida
Diversity[1]
2 species

Papyrius is a genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus is known only from Australia and New Guinea, where they nest in dead wood in forested areas.[3]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Papyrius". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Papyrius". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. Shattuck, S.O. (1992). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).". Sociobiology. 21: 1–181.


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