Macromia flavicincta

Macromia flavicincta
female
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Macromiidae
Genus:	Macromia
Species:	M. flavicincta
Binomial name
Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874

Macromia flavicincta ^[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is an endemic dragonfly in India. ^{[3] [1] [4] [5]}

Description

It is a medium sized dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Its thorax is dark brown with a blue metallic reflex, marked with citron-yellow. There is a rather broad humeral stripe, an oblique lateral stripe on mesepimeron, and a narrow stripe on the posterior border of metepimeron. Abdomen is black, ringed with citron-yellow. Segment 2 has its basal half yellow. Segments 3 to 6 have the whole space from jugal suture to base of segment yellow. But the extreme basal area is reddish-brown, cutting into the yellow annule dorsally. Segment 7 has a broad ring covering more than the basal half. Segment 8 has a similar ring covering rather less than the basal half. Segment 9 has a small baso-lateral transverse spot. Segment 10 is unmarked. Anal appendages are ochreous. ^[6]

This species can be distinguished from other Macromia by its very broad abdominal yellow annules, entirely yellow labium, and by the black T-shaped mark on the frons. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

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

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2010). "Macromia flavicincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T167322A6328648. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167322A6328648.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. 290–291. ISBN   978-81-8171-495-4.
4. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
5. "Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
6. 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.  171-174.
7. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 452–453.

External links

 Data related to Macromia flavicincta at Wikispecies

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