''Macromia flavicincta''
is a species of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Macromiidae
The insect family Macromiidae contains the dragonfly species known as cruisers or skimmers. They tend to fly over bodies of water (and roads) straight down the middle. They are similar to Aeshnidae in size, but the eyes are green and just barely ...
. It is an
endemic dragonfly in
India.
Description
It is a medium sized dragonfly with emerald-green eyes. Its thorax is dark brown with a blue metallic reflex, marked with citron-yellow. There is a rather broad humeral stripe, an oblique lateral stripe on mesepimeron, and a narrow stripe on the posterior border of metepimeron. Abdomen is black, ringed with citron-yellow. Segment 2 has its basal half yellow. Segments
3 to 6 have the whole space from jugal suture to base of segment yellow. But the extreme basal area is reddish-brown, cutting into the yellow annule dorsally. Segment 7 has a broad ring covering more than the basal half. Segment 8 has a similar ring covering rather less than the basal half. Segment 9 has a small baso-lateral transverse spot. Segment 10 is unmarked. Anal appendages are ochreous.
[
This species can be distinguished from other ]Macromia
''Macromia'' is a genus of large dragonflies in the family Macromiidae.
They are commonly known as river cruisers from their habit of cruising long distances along river banks. Most species of ''Macromia'' occur in the tropical Australasian reg ...
by its very broad abdominal yellow annules, entirely yellow labium, and by the black T-shaped mark on the frons.
See also
* List of odonates of India
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
* List of odonata of Kerala
References
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2668084
Macromiidae
Insects described in 1874