Rimanella

Rimanella is a monotypic genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Rimanellidae. It contains the single species Rimanella arcana.[2] This damselfly is known commonly as the Pantepui Relict Damsel.[1] It is native to South America, where it occurs in Guyana, Venezuela, and Suriname.[1]

Rimanella

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Family:
Rimanellidae

Davies & Tobin, 1984
Genus:
Rimanella

Needham, 1934
Species:
R. arcana
Binomial name
Rimanella arcana
(Needham, 1933)

This is a common species which inhabits mountain stream habitat above 800 meters in elevation.[1]

References
  1. von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2006. Rimanella arcana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2016.
  2. Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014). A new species in the genus Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras. ZooKeys 408 71.


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