''Axinidris'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of arboreal
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
s in the
subfamily 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 wor ...
.
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
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Axinidris acholli''
Weber, 1941
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Axinidris bidens''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris denticulata''
(Wheeler, 1922)
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Axinidris gabonica''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris ghanensis''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris hylekoites''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris hypoclinoides''
(Santschi, 1919)
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Axinidris icipe''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris kakamegensis''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris kinoin''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris lignicola''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris luhya''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris mlalu''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris murielae''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris namib''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris nigripes''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris occidentalis''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris okekai''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris palligastrion''
Shattuck, 1991
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Axinidris stageri''
Snelling, 2007
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Axinidris tridens''
(Arnold, 1946)
References
External links
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Dolichoderinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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