Axinidris
Sign in to saveAxinidris 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
Grandfather's Wood Ant
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
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- Parent taxon
- Dolichoderinae
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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== Axinidris acholli Weber, 1941 Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris denticulata (Wheeler, 1922) Axinidris gabonica Snelling, 2007 Axinidris ghanensis Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris hylekoites Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris hypoclinoides (Santschi, 1919) Axinidris icipe Snelling, 2007 Axinidris kakamegensis Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris kinoin Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris lignicola Snelling, 2007 Axinidris luhya Snelling, 2007 Axinidris mlalu Snelling, 2007 Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris namib Snelling, 2007 Axinidris nigripes Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris okekai Snelling, 2007 Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991 Axinidris stageri Snelling, 2007 Axinidris tridens (Arnold, 1946)