Macromidia donaldi
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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Female
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]
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Macromidia donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175184A7118824.
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- 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.
- "Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai subsp. nov. from Sri Lanka (Odonata: Corduliidae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 15: 99–106. doi:10.1080/13887890.2012.692112.
- http://www.wht.lk/highlights/2012/9/1/macromidia-donaldi-pethiyagodai-lankas-newest-dragonfly.html
- 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.
- 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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