Axinidris stageri is a species of ant in the genus Axinidris. Described by Snelling in 2007, the species is endemic to Tanzania.[1]

Axinidris stageri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Axinidris
Species:
A. stageri
Binomial name
Axinidris stageri
Snelling, R.R., 2007

Etymology edit

The species was named after Dr. Kenneth E. Stager, to honour him for his work on ants he collected from around the world.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.