Papyrius nitidus is a species of ant in the genus Papyrius. Endemic to Australia and New Guinea, it was described by Mayr in 1862.[1]

Papyrius nitidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Papyrius
Species:
P. nitidus
Binomial name
Papyrius nitidus
(Mayr, 1862)
Subspecies
  • Papyrius nitidus clitellarius Viehmeyer, 1925
  • Papyrius nitidus oceanicus Forel, 1901
  • Papyrius nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901
Synonyms
  • Acantholepis tuberculatus Lowne, 1865

References

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  1. ^ Shattuck, S.O. (1992). "Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Sociobiology. 21: 1–181.