Macromidia donaldi

Macromidia donaldi
	Male
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Synthemistidae
Genus:	Macromidia
Species:	M. donaldi
Binomial name
	Macromidia donaldi; (Fraser, 1924)
Synonyms
	Indomacromia donaldi Fraser, 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]

Description and habitat[edit]

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]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Macromidia donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175184A7118824.
↑ Template:World Odonata List
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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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[IUCN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Macromidia donaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T175184A7118824.

[wol-2] Template:World Odonata List

[atlas-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.

[5] ttp://www.wht.lk/highlights/2012/9/1/macromidia-donaldi-pethiyagodai-lankas-newest-dragonfly.html

[Fraser-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.

[Fraser-WG-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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