Aneuretus simoni is an arthropod, or more specifically an insect, in the Formicidae family.

Aneuretus simoni is commonly known (its common name) as the Sri Lankan Relict Ant in English.

Aneuretus simoni is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Aneuretus simoni is Emery, 1893 (IUCN Red List).

Country Distribution: Aneuretus simoni is found in the following countries:

Sri Lanka (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Aneuretus simoni: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Aneuretus simoni is listed as CR B1+2c ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Aneuretus simoni's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Aneuretus simoni's Red List status was evaluated by Social Insects Specialist Group (IUCN Red List).

Red List History: Aneuretus simoni was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1983 (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Aneuretus simoni:

Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Wells, S.M., Pyle, R.M. and Collins, N.M. (compilers) 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Aneuretus simoni (IUCN Red List).

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