Lepisiota bipartita
| Latin Name: |  |
Lepisiota bipartita |
| Trivialname: |  |
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| Taxonomy: |  |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Plagiolepidini |
| Keeping Level: |  |
(2) easy in keeping but with higher requirments towards climate |
| Distribution: |  |
Southeastern Europe, Middleeast, Mediterranean Coastparts of Arabia |
| Habitat: |  |
sunexposed sandareas with dryadapted plants |
| Colonyform: |  |
monogyne |
| Queen: |  |
Size: 5 - 5,5mm Colour: big black eyes, Head and Thorax reddish brown, Gaster black with high density of hairs |
| Worker: |  |
Size: 3 - 3,5mm Colour: big black eyes, Head and thorax reddish brown, Gaster black |
| Soldier: |  |
not present |
| Males: |  |
Size: 3,5 - 4,5mm Colour: darkbrown, Thorax reddish, slim |
| Nutrition: |  |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosquitos |
| Airhumidity: |  |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
| Temperature: |  |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 23 - 26°C |
| Hibernation: |  |
yes, in an unheated room at 15 - 18 °C |
| Nestform: |  |
Build their nest in soil, under stones often between shrubs |
| Kind of Formicaria: |  |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Ytong/Plaster |
| Formicaria size: |  |
Size: S |
| Substrate: |  |
Farm: Sand-Loam Arena: Sand-Loam |
| Planting: |  |
similar to desert - and meadowareas moss, grass and other plants |
| Decoration: |  |
Branches, roots, treeneedels, stones |
| Description: |  |
Very active ants with a high preference for carbonhydrate - rich nutrition. Very common on the Southern european Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula |
| Development: |  |
matingflight: - founding: claustral (without feeding) colonysize: up to a few 1.000 Individuals |
| Quantity: |  |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
| Weblinks: |  |
- Forum - Reference |