Axinidris Hypoclinoides
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''Axinidris hypoclinoides'' 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 Santschi in 1919, collected specimens are only known to be from forestry regions in several African countries.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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hypoclinoides Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1919 {{Dolichoderinae-stub