''Axinidris palligastrion'' 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 Shattuck in 1991, the species is endemic to

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

, where they were found foraging on trees.Shattuck, S. O. 1991. Revision of the dolichoderine ant genus ''Axinidris'' (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ''Syst. Entomol.'' 16: 105-120

References

Endemic fauna of Ghana palligastrion Hymenoptera of Africa Insects described in 1991 {{Dolichoderinae-stub