Pachycondyla tristis
- 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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Pachycondyla tristis is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.
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Pachycondyla tristis is a fossil species and cannot be sold.