Papyrius nitidus

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


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