Two new localities of Sri Lankan Relict Ant <i>Aneuretus simoni</i> Emery, 1893 (Formicidae: Aneuretinae) with the very first record in the intermediate zone

Aneuretus simoni, an ant species endemic to Sri Lanka, is the only extant species of the subfamily Aneuretinae and is classified as critically endangered. Currently this species is known from the island few wet zone forests only. During a litter ant study in Knuckles mountain range, this rare ant wa...

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Main Authors: D.A.G.N.B.S Karunarathna, W.A.I.P. Karunaratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1491