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Dragonflies & damselflies

Pantepui Relict Damselfly

Rimanella arcana (Needham, 1933)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPantepui Relict Damselfly
DutchBergvlamjuffer
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameRimanella arcana (Needham, 1933)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyRimanellidae
GenusRimanella

In Suriname

15Records in Suriname
1939First record
1940Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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