Macromidia donaldi
{{short description|Species of dragonfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Dragonfly, Goa (2015) (3).jpg
| image_caption = Male
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Macromidia
| species = donaldi
| authority = (Fraser, 1924)
| synonyms = Indomacromia donaldi {{small|Fraser, 1924}}
}}
File:Macromidia donaldi-Kadavoor-2016-07-25-001.jpg
Macromidia donaldi{{World Odonata List}} is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India{{cite book |last1=K.A. |first1=Subramanian |last2=K.G. |first2=Emiliyamma |last3=R. |first3=Babu |last4=C. |first4=Radhakrishnan |last5=S.S. |first5=Talmale |title=Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India |date=2018 |publisher=Zoological Survey of India |isbn=9788181714954|pages=276–278}} and from Sri Lanka.{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/13887890.2012.692112 | volume=15 | title=Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai subsp. nov. from Sri Lanka (Odonata: Corduliidae) | journal=International Journal of Odonatology | year=2012 | pages=99–106| last1=Van Der Poorten | first1=Nancy | issue=2 | s2cid=219595968 | doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wht.lk/highlights/2012/9/1/macromidia-donaldi-pethiyagodai-lankas-newest-dragonfly.html |title=Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai: Lanka's newest dragonfly - Research Highlights - WHTLK |access-date=2017-02-11 |archive-date=2017-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831132743/http://www.wht.lk/highlights/2012/9/1/macromidia-donaldi-pethiyagodai-lankas-newest-dragonfly.html |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite book|author=C FC Lt. Fraser|author-link=Frederic Charles Fraser|title=The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III|publisher=Taylor and Francis|location=Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London|year=1936|pages=[https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3/page/n217 206]-208|url=https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3}}{{cite book|author=C FC Lt. Fraser|author-link=Frederic Charles Fraser|title=A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species|year=1924|pages=515–516|url=http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf}}
See also
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