Leptogenys kitteli
| Latin Name: |  |
Leptogenys kitteli |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Ponerinae Tribe: Ponerini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) shows higher requirements to climate and nutrition |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeast Asia |
| Habitate: |  |
tropical rainforest |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 11mm Colour: black, mandibles and tarsi castaneous red |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 6 - 7mm Colour: black, mandibles and tarsi castaneous red |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 5mm Colour: brownish black |
| Nutrion: |  |
insects like flies and crickets |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 21 - 30°C Nestpart: 24 - 28°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
nest in loamground |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: (M) L - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam, turf, moss ground, dead wood |
| Planting: |  |
similar to tropical Rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, Leavelitter, Twigs, Cork |
| Description: |  |
They have a bad adhesion and can't climb on glass panels. They are very aggressive, especially bigger colonies do immediately attack feeding insects. They hunt in small groups and change there nesting sites frequently. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: with begin of the rainseason founding: semiclaustral colonysize: app. 200 - 400 workers |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |