Rimanella
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| Family: | Rimanellidae Davies & Tobin, 1984
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| Genus: | Rimanella Needham, 1934
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| Species: | R. arcana
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| Rimanella arcana (Needham, 1933)
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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]
This is a common species which inhabits mountain stream habitat above 800 meters in elevation.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2006. Rimanella arcana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2016.
- ^ 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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