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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''.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.
This damselfly is known commonly as the Pantepui Relict Damsel. It is native to
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, where it occurs in
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
,
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
, and
Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
. This is a common species which inhabits mountain stream habitat above 800 meters in elevation.


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Calopterygoidea Monotypic Odonata genera Zygoptera genera Odonata of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Calopterygoidea-stub