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Sri Lankan relict ant
| Sri Lankan relict ant | |
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| Aneuretus simoni worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Aneuretinae |
| Tribe: | Aneuretini |
| Genus: | Aneuretus Emery, 1893 |
| Species: | A. simoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aneuretus simoni Emery, 1893
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The Sri Lankan relict ant (Aneuretus simoni) is a species of ant placed in a tribe of its own within the family Formicidae. The genus is monotypic, with the only species endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known from just a few locations. It is one of the few ant species considered endangered.
- ^ Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Aneuretus simoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1290A3395812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1290A3395812.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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