[1] Along with other well preserved insect fossils, the P. lutzi specimens were collected from layers of the Lutetian Messel pit World Heritage Site.

The area is a preserved maar lake which initially formed approximately 47 million years ago as the result of volcanic explosions.

The specific epithet "lutzi" was coined as a patronym honoring Herbert Lutz, one of the first paleoentomologists to study Messel ants.

[3] Pachycondyla lutzi queens have a body length of approximately 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in) and the head is slightly wider than long with rounded rear corners.

The front margin of the clypeus is generally gradually rounded, and in one specimen, shows a weak concavity of the middle area on the edge.