Macromidia_donaldi

<i>Macromidia donaldi</i>

Macromidia donaldi

Species of dragonfly

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]

Quick Facts Macromidia donaldi, Conservation status ...
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

References

  1. [1]
    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. [2]
    Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. [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. [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. [5]
    "Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai: Lanka's newest dragonfly - Research Highlights - WHTLK". Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  6. [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. [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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