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]
| Papyrius | |
|---|---|
| |
| P. nitidus worker from Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
Species
edit- Papyrius flavus (Mayr, 1865)
- Papyrius nitidus (Mayr, 1862)
References
edit- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Papyrius". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Papyrius". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Shattuck, S.O. (1992). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 21: 1–181.
External links
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