Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991: 118 A review of the arboreal Afrotropical ant genus Axinidris. Snelling, R. R. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 2007 Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage to E. O. Wilson - 50 years of contributions. 80 551 579 K3Y8 urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:25962 Shattuck Shattuck 1991 Insecta Formicidae Axinidris Animalia Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck Hymenoptera 570 Arthropoda species palligastrion   Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991: 118; figs. 29 - 31; fig. 35 (w).  GHANA, Nswam(= Nsawam) ( P. Room) ( BMNH) examined.  Worker diagnosis. Scape without and pronotum with erect hairs; medial carina present; distance between spines equal to PPW; pronotum smooth and shiny; mesonotum without rugae; gaster yellowish red, not concolorous with mesosoma.  Worker measurements (mm) (n = 5). HW 0.81 - 0.85; HL 0.87 - 0.93; SL 0.61 - 0.67; EL 0.26 - 0.30; OVD 0.29 - 0.32; PNW n / a; PPW 0.42 - 0.45; WL 1.05 - 1.16. Indices. CI 91 - 94; CNI 107 - 134; OI 31 - 35; SI 72 - 78. Worker description. The worker has been adequately described by Shattuck (1991). Queen and male unknown.  DISCUSSION Although similar to A. nigripes, this species is separable as noted in the discussion of that species. The gaster is distinctly lighter in color than the head and mesosoma, but is not distinctly bicolored as in the otherwise similar A. mlalu, a species that lacks erect pronotal hairs (present in A. palligastrion). 4404710301 BMNH P. Room GHANA