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

Fossil Pachycondyla labandeirai

Non-Parasitic Queen Nee Gamergate
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Pachycondyla labandeirai
Tribus
Ponerini
Subfamilie
Ponerinae
Auteur
Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003
Fossiel
Ja (fossiele soort)
Incertae sedis
Incertae sedis in Genus
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Introductie

Pachycondyla labandeirai is an extinct ant species known from a single fossil specimen in the Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA . This Eocene-era ant lived approximately 50 million years ago and was described in 2002 based on a fossilized queen . The queen was exceptionally large for its time, with an abdomen length of 7.5mm, making it a giant among Paleogene Ponerinae ants . This species cannot be kept in captivity as it has been extinct for millions of years.

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Status per land, volgens Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Inheems Invasief Geïntroduceerd (binnenshuis) Onderschept Onbekend
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Jaarbereik 2000 - 2026
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Pachycondyla labandeirai is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.