Neoponera cf. verenae - Pachycondyla cf. verenae
| Latin Name: |  |
Neoponera cf. verenae Synonym: Pachycondyla cf. verenae |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) can sting painful and are very sensitive to variations in their protein supply |
| Distribution: |  |
Central- and Southamerica |
| Habitate: |  |
tropical rainforest, subtropical forest, open grassland and urban environments |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyn |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 20mm Colour: black |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 20 - 21 mm Colour: black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrion: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos, as they have no social crop the honeysolution should be more fluid |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 70% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 22 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in dead wood |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder, Ytong/ Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - L |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam, Humus, cork Arena: Sand, Sand-Loam, |
| Planting: |  |
similar to Forestareas with moss and tropicalvegetation |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels |
| Description: |  |
E.g. in the rain forest areas of Costa Rica a common species. Foraging workers can move very quick and then seem to be "nervous". The antennas can move very fast. Sometimes they are looking for nutrition using a so called tandem run. They are rather diurnal, workers looking for nutrition at night haven't been observed yet. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral colonysize: only a few hundred worker |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |