Biology:Rimanella

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Short description: Genus of damselflies

Rimanella
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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.[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]

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