Macromidia donaldi

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Macromidia donaldi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Macromidia
Species:
M. donaldi
Binomial name
Macromidia donaldi
(Fraser, 1924)
Synonyms

Indomacromia donaldiFraser, 1924

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Female

Macromidia donaldi [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India [3] and from Sri Lanka. [1] [4] [5]

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Description and habitat

It is a small metallic-green dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Its lateral sides of the thorax and dorsal side of the abdomen have yellow stripes up to segment 6. Segment 7 has a broad "ace of clubs" like mark on dorsal side. Remaining segments are unmarked. Female is similar to the male. They are crepuscular in nature and rest in vegetation near forest streams during day. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Macromidia donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T175184A7118824. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175184A7118824.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
  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. 276–278. ISBN   9788181714954.
  4. ↑ Van Der Poorten, Nancy (2012). "Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai subsp. nov. from Sri Lanka (Odonata: Corduliidae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 15 (2): 99–106. doi:10.1080/13887890.2012.692112. S2CID   219595968.
  5. ↑ "Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai: Lanka's newest dragonfly - Research Highlights - WHTLK". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  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.  206-208.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 515–516.


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