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Rimanellidae
Rimanella is a monotypic genus of damselflies and the only genus in the family Rimanellidae, which is placed in the superfamily Polythoroidea. Its only species, Rimanella arcana, is endemic to the Guiana Highlands of northern South America.
Rimanella arcana, known as the Pantepui relict damsel, inhabits streams and waterfalls in the tepui region of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and northern Brazil. It is a distinctive damselfly with narrow transparent wings, a slender dark body and unusual wing venation. The species is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
1 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 1 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 560981.