''Axinidris acholli'' 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 Weber in 1941, the species is endemic to

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

and

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

, where specimens originally collected were observed foraging. above ground vegetationWeber, N. A. 1941a. Four new genera of Ethiopian and Neotropical Formicidae. ''Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.'' 34: 183-194 (page 193, figs. 10-12 worker described)

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acholli Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1941 {{Dolichoderinae-stub