Papyrius nitidus queenslandensis

Papyrius nitidus queenslandensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	Papyrius
Species:	P. nitidus
Subspecies:	P. nitidus queenslandensis
Trinomial name
	Papyrius nitidus queenslandensis; (Forel, 1901)

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -21.15° to -21.15°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

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.

Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

queenslandensis. Iridomyrmex nitida var. queenslandensis Forel, 1901b: 21 (w.m.) AUSTRALIA. Forel, 1907h: 288 (q.). Combination in Papyrius: Shattuck, 1992a: 17. Currrently subspecies of nitidus: Forel, 1915b: 79.

Type Material

Iridomyrmex nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901: Syntype, 3 workers, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Turner,G., ANIC32-014964, Australian National Insect Collection.
Iridomyrmex nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901: Syntype, 5 workers, Guildford, Victoria, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Iridomyrmex nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901: Syntype, 3 workers, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Iridomyrmex nitidus queenslandensis Forel, 1901: Syntype, 33 workers, 3 males, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.

Description

References

Forel, A. 1901b. Critique des expériences faites dès 1887 avec quelques nouvelles expériences. Troisième partie (1901). Riv. Biol. Gen. 3: 7-62 (page 21, worker, male described)
Forel, A. 1907j. Formicidae. In: Michaelsen, W., Hartmeyer, R. (eds.) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Band I, Lieferung 7. Jena: Gustav Fischer, pp. 263-310. (page 288, queen described)
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 79, Race of nitidus)
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)