Macromia indica

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

Macromia indica

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Macromiidae
Genus: Macromia
Species:
M. indica
Binomial name
Macromia indica
Fraser, 1924

Description and habitat

It is a medium sized dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Its thorax is reddish-brown, with a dark green metallic reflex. There is a narrow oblique stripe on each side in citron-yellow. Abdomen is black, with the yellow annules brighter and broader. Segment 2 has a very broad annule, covering quite half the length of segment. Aall annules on segments 3 to 6 broadly confluent over dorsum and confluent below with abdominal spots. There is a basal spot on segment 8. Segment 10 has a strong mid-dorsal carina. Anal appendages are black.[4]

The very broad annules on the abdomen and the dark blackish-brown patch at the bases of its wings distinguish it from other Macromia species.[4]

This species usually found patrolling the banks of the rivers.[4][5]

See also
  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References
  1. Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Macromia indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175153A7114303.
  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. p. 295. ISBN 9788181714954.
  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. 166–167.
  5. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 448–449.
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