''Axinidris gabonica'' is a species of

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

in the genus ''

Axinidris ''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. Speci ...

''. Described by Snelling in 2007, the species is known to inhabit forests in

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

.Snelling, R. R. 2007. A review of the arboreal Afrotropical ant genus ''Axinidris'', pp. 551-579. In Snelling, R. R., B. L. Fisher, and P. S. Ward (eds). Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E. O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. ''Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute'', 80.

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Endemic fauna of Gabon gabonica Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 2007 {{Dolichoderinae-stub