Papyrius nitidus clitellarius

Papyrius nitidus clitellarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Papyrius
Species:	P. nitidus
Subspecies:	P. nitidus clitellarius
Trinomial name
Papyrius nitidus clitellarius (Viehmeyer, 1925)

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• clitellarius. Iridomyrmex nitidus subsp. clitellarius Viehmeyer, 1925a: 32 (w.) AUSTRALIA.
  • Combination in Papyrius: Shattuck, 1992a: 17.
  • Subspecies of nitidus: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 101; Shattuck, 1994: 134; Bolton, 1995b: 311.

Type Material

• Iridomyrmex nitidus clitellarius Viehmeyer, 1925: Syntype, worker(s), Trial Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Berlin Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität.

References

• Shattuck, S. O. 1992a. Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Aust. Entomol. Soc. 31: 13-18 (page 17, Combination in Papyrius)
• Viehmeyer, H. 1925a. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Fortsetzung.). Entomol. Mitt. 14: 25-39 (page 32, worker described)