Axinidris hypoclinoides

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Axinidris hypoclinoides
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A. hypoclinoides
Binomial name
Axinidris hypoclinoides
(Santschi, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Axinidris parvusShattuck, 1991

Axinidris hypoclinoides is a species of ant in the genus Axinidris . Described by Santschi in 1919, collected specimens are only known to be from forestry regions in several African countries. [1]

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References

  1. 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.