Axinidris

Axinidris
Axinidris hypoclinoides worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Tapinomini
Genus: Axinidris
Weber, 1941
Type species
Axinidris acholli
Diversity[1]
21 species

Axinidris is a genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.[2] The genus is known from forested areas the Afrotropics, where they nest in hollow stems or rotten wood. They forage mainly in trees, but occasionally on the ground.[3]

Species

References

  1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Axinidris". AntCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Genus: Axinidris". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. Snelling, R. R. (2007). "A review of the arboreal Afrotropical ant genus Axinidris.". Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 551–579.

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