''Philidris'' is a genus of ants in the

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Dolichoderinae Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world ...

. The genus is known from tropical forests from eastern India to northern

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. It is similar to the genus '' Iridomyrmex'', from where the type species was transferred from by Shattuck (1992).

Species

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Philidris brunnea ''Philidris brunnea'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Donisthorpe in 1949, the species is endemic to New Guinea.Donisthorpe, H. 1949b 948 Year 948 ( CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will disp ...

'' (Donisthorpe, 1949) *''

Philidris cordata ''Philidris cordata'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Smith in 1859, the species is endemic to Indonesia and New Guinea. This species is a frequent inhabitant of the ant plant genera: ''Myrmecodia'' and ''Hydnophytum ...

'' (Smith, 1859) *''

Philidris cruda ''Philidris cruda'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Smith in 1860, the species is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...

'' (Smith, 1860) *''

Philidris jiugongshanensis ''Philidris jiugongshanensis'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described in Wang and Wu in 2007, the species is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is th ...

'' Wang & Wu, 2007 *''

Philidris laevigata ''Philidris laevigata'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Emery in 1895, the species is endemic to Burma, India and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It i ...

'' (Emery, 1895) *''

Philidris myrmecodiae ''Philidris myrmecodiae'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Emery in 1887, the species is endemic to Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a contine ...

'' (Emery, 1887) *''

Philidris nagasau ''Philidris nagasau'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by William M. Mann in 1921, the species is endemic to Fiji. ''Philidris nagasau'' makes its living by planting seeds of epiphytes such as ''Squamellaria'' in the ba ...

'' (Mann, 1921) *''

Philidris notiala ''Philidris notiala'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Zhou and Zheng in 1998, the species is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the worl ...

'' Zhou & Zheng, 1998 *''

Philidris pubescens ''Philidris pubescens'' is a species of ant in the genus ''Philidris''. Described by Donisthorpe in 1949, the species is endemic to New Guinea.Donisthorpe, H. 1949b 948 Year 948 ( CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will di ...

'' (Donisthorpe, 1949)

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