Axinidris

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

Axinidris is a genus of arboreal ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. 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.

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.