Platythyrea cribrinodis
| Latin Name: |  |
Platythyrea cribinodis |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Platythyreini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) higher requirements towards climate and escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
tropical Eastafrica |
| Habitat: |  |
coastforest, savanna |
| Colonyform: |  |
queenless with one reproductive worker |
| Queen: |  |
Size: - Colour: Gamergates identical with worker |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 20mm Colour: black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 12,4mm Colour: blackish brown |
| Nutrition |  |
Honeywater, Insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 26 - 35°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in moist loam and under stones |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: sand-Loam Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropicalforest but also savanna with Euphorbiacea |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots |
| Description: |  |
Platythyrea is a very ancient genus similar to Pachycondyla. They are active hunter and catch insects and other athropods. When these ants sleep they angle there legs. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: with begin of the rainseason founding: semiclaustral (with feeding) colonysize: a few hundred Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |