Axinidris

Axinidris is an arboreal genus with an omnivorous diet and its members seem to prefer moist rainforest habitats where they nest in hollow, living or dead stems, or in rotten wood (Shattuck, 1991; Snelling, 2007). Revisions by Shattuck (1991) and Snelling (2007) allow for easy identification of species.

Distribution
Axinidris is endemic to the Afrotropical region, and seems to be mostly restricted to the Guineo-Congolian rainforest belt from West Africa to the Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya, with few species occurring also in Eastern or Southern Africa (Snelling, 2007).

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



Nomenclature

 *  AXINIDRIS [Dolichoderinae: Tapinomini]
 * Axinidris Weber, 1941a: 192. Type-species: Axinidris acholli, by original designation.