Philidris

Species richness
Species richness by country based on regional taxon lists (countries with darker colours are more species-rich). View Data



Biology
These ants commonly nest in association with plants. For example, [[Media:Peeters, C. & Wiwatwitaya, D. 2014. Philidris ants living inside Dischidia epiphytes from Thailand.pdf|Peeters and Wiwatwitaya (2014)]] document a fascinating ant-plant mutualism in SE Asia involving these ants living in modified leaves of the epiphyte Dischidia major. These domatia are easily protected and available for home improvements. A root grows inside the domatia to absorb nitrogenous wastes from the ants.







Nomenclature

 *  PHILIDRIS [Dolichoderinae: Leptomyrmecini]
 * Philidris Shattuck, 1992a: 17. Type-species: Formica cordata, by original designation.