Polyrhachis shixingensis
| Latin Name: |  |
Polyrhachis shixingensis |
| Trivialname: |  |
- |
| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Camponotini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) easy to keep but higher requirements to escapeprevention |
| Distribution: |  |
South China, Provinces Guangdong, Guangxi and Hongkong, Vietnam |
| Habitate: |  |
closed shrubland, closed canopy forest |
| Colonyform: |  |
polygyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 9 - 10mm Colour: shiny dark-brown/black, legs light yellow, bulky thorax |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 6,5 - 7,5 Colour: shiny dark-brown/black, legs light yellow |
| Soldier: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Males: |  |
Size: - Colour: - |
| Nutrition: |  |
honeywater, insects (small fruit flies, houseflies and small crickets) |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 50 - 70% Nestpart: 50 - 80% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: day: 28- 30°C night: 24 - 28°C Nestpart: 28 - 30°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
no |
| Nestform: |  |
build there nest between wood and stones and cover them with plantmaterial |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder,Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: M - XL |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-loam Arena: Sand-loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to rainforest |
| Decoration: |  |
stones, Leaflitter, cork , branches |
| Description: |  |
This species is a beautiful shiny black ant which build there nests between . They are a little bit smaller as Polyrhachis dives with small spines on the Thorax and Petiolus. |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: semiclaustral colonysize: - |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |