Papyrius (ant)

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
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

• Papyrius flavus (Mayr, 1865)
• Papyrius nitidus (Mayr, 1862)