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Coconut Ants
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Coconut Ants

Papyrius

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

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Shining Coconut Ant

speciesPapyrius nitidus

Papyrius flavus

speciesPapyrius flavus

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 368174.