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

Fossil Pachycondyla tristis

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

Introduction

Pachycondyla tristis is an extinct ant species known only from a single fossil queen preserved in Bitterfeld amber from the Late Eocene of Germany, approximately 34 million years ago . Dlussky formally described this species in 2009 based on the fossil, which measures about 4.5 mm in body length . As a fossil species, no living colonies exist, making it impossible to keep in captivity .

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

Native Invasive Introduced (indoor) Intercepted Unknown
2000 - 2026
Fossil

No caresheet needed

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