Axinidris denticulata

Axinidris denticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Axinidris
Species:	A. denticulata
Binomial name
	Axinidris denticulata; (Wheeler, W.M., 1922)

Last updated March 12, 2019

Axinidris denticulata is a species of ant in the genus Axinidris . Described by William Morton Wheeler in 1922, the species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1]

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

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.

William Morton Wheeler was an American entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor.

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References

↑ Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.45: 39-269 (page 205, fig. 51 worker described)

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[1] Wheeler, W. M. 1922b. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.45: 39-269 (page 205, fig. 51 worker described)