Rimanella

Rimanella
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)

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

This is a common species which inhabits mountain stream habitat above 800 meters in elevation.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2006. Rimanella arcana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 January 2016.
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