Macromia flavicincta

Macromia flavicincta
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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][1][5][4]

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A. (2010). "Macromia flavicincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T167322A6328648. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167322A6328648.en. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  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 9788181714954.
  4. 1 2 "Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  5. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  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.

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