Macromia cingulata

Macromia cingulata
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Macromiidae
Genus:	Macromia
Species:	M. cingulata
Binomial name
Macromia cingulata Rambur, 1842

Macromia cingulata ^[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is an endemic dragonfly and found only in Western Ghats in India. It breeds in rivers. ^[3]

Description

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with blue eyes. Its thorax is metallic bluish-violet, marked with bright citron-yellow. There is a mid-dorsal carina, a narrow humeral stripe, an oblique stripe on each side traversing the mesepimeron, and a narrow stripe bordering the metepimeron. Abdomen is black, ringed with pale citron-yellow. Segment 2 has its basal half and the apical end of ventral border are yellow. Segment 3 has a pair of sub-basal dorsal spots, and laterally a triangular spot at base. Segments 4 to 7 have complete annules situated at the same place as the spots on segment 3. The ring on segment 7 almost extending to base of segment and with a fan-shaped extension overlapping the jugal suture. Segment 8 has the ring covering the basal half of segment. Segment 9 has an angulated spot on each side at the base. Segment 10 is unmarked. Anal appendages are black. ^[4]

Its delicate build, black color with yellow markings, lips broadly bordered with black, and face bright yellow barred with black will easily distinguish it from other Macromia species. ^[4]

Habitat

It is usually found hawking over shallow water streams flowing over submontane areas. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

1. Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Macromia cingulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T169112A6567765. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169112A6567765.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
3. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 286–287. ISBN   978-81-8171-495-4.
4. C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp.  179-182.
5. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 452.