Papyrius sp (undescribed)

2 Hairy Coconut Ant at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Papyrius sp (undescribed)	9 Jan 2021	JonLewis
	Papyrius nitidus	6 Jan 2021	rawshorty

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7 comments

rawshorty wrote:

6 Jan 2021

I have just noticed on the sighting information it states the photo was taken yesterday at 11pm, the exif on my photo shows yesterday at 10am ( correct info ). A glitch in the system?

rawshorty wrote:

6 Jan 2021

My Painted Buttonquail sighting has the same issue but my exif shown the sightings 3 minutes apart so i have checked my clock settings and found my macro camera was running 3 minutes fast so the actual time of the sighting was 9:57am

JonLewis wrote:

6 Jan 2021

Hi Rawshorty, you are right about the genus, but this is the other species of Papyrius found in the region, which is currently an unnamed, undescribed species. I think this is the first time we have had a set of photos good enough to be sure it is this species - it seems to generally be larger and darker than P. nitidus, but, critically, in your photos you can just make out the coarse hairs on the head and abdomen (gaster) which are not found on P. nitidus. I can't get into the taxonomy section of CNM at the moment, but will add this undescribed species to the taxonomy when I can. Cheers, Jon

rawshorty wrote:

6 Jan 2021

Thanks Jon, i did the squish test and it did smell like coconut? Perhaps two species on the same nest?
Shorty

JonLewis wrote:

6 Jan 2021

Hi rawshorty, actually both species smell the same, so it was good that it smelled of coconut! Cheers, Jon

rawshorty wrote:

6 Jan 2021

Thanks Jon, i will be out that way tomorrow so will try for better pics then.
Shorty

Christine wrote:

22 Mar 2021

Hi, I have added two sightings from this site of this species, see 4376695 and 4376700, for added info on this species. Thanks Jon and Shorty, sure is interesting :)

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
5 Jan 2021 10:00 AM Recorded on
rawshorty Recorded by
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Insects Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Papyrius sp (undescribed) Scientific name
Hairy Coconut Ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 733.09m Recorded at altitude
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