Scientific illustration of Pachycondyla conservata ant - showing key identification features including head, thorax, and gaster.

Fossil Pachycondyla conservata

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Sci. Name
Pachycondyla conservata
Tribe
Ponerini
Subfamily
Ponerinae
Author
Dlussky, 2009
Fossil
Yes (fossil species)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Genus
Distribution
Found in 0 countries

Introduction

Pachycondyla conservata is an extinct ant species known only from fossil specimens in Eocene amber, about 40-56 million years old. It was described in 2009 from Rovno amber in Ukraine, with additional records from Baltic and Bitterfeld ambers . Males had a body length of 2.4 mm, with large oval eyes and a triangular petiole . This species cannot be kept in captivity as it is extinct.

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Status by country, from Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Native Invasive Introduced (indoor) Intercepted Unknown
Data Sources
Year Range 2000 - 2026
Fossil

No caresheet needed

Pachycondyla conservata is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.