Macromia bellicosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Macromiidae |
Genus: | Macromia |
Species: | M. bellicosa
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Binomial name | |
Macromia bellicosa
Fraser, 1924
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Macromia bellicosa [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is an endemic dragonfly and found only in Western Ghats in South India. It breeds in hill streams. [3]
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with greenish eyes. Its thorax is metallic bluish-green marked with citron-yellow. There is a short humeral stripe, an oblique narrow stripe on mesepimeron, a narrow stripe on the posterior border of metepimeron, and a narrow stripe traversing the sinus. Abdomen is black, marked with citron-yellow. There is a broad basal annule on segment 2 separated from the base on mid-dorsum and laterally by two black spots. Segment 3 has a narrow annule and a large baso-lateral spot. Segments 4 to 6 have similar but gradually narrowing annules. Segment 7 has the basal half yellow. Segment 8 has a very narrow basal ring. Segments 9 and 10 are unmarked. Anal appendages are dark ochreous. [4]
It can be distinguished from Macromia flavicincta by the restricted yellow markings here. [4] [5]
Macromia bellicosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Macromiidae |
Genus: | Macromia |
Species: | M. bellicosa
|
Binomial name | |
Macromia bellicosa
Fraser, 1924
|
Macromia bellicosa [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is an endemic dragonfly and found only in Western Ghats in South India. It breeds in hill streams. [3]
It is a medium-sized dragonfly with greenish eyes. Its thorax is metallic bluish-green marked with citron-yellow. There is a short humeral stripe, an oblique narrow stripe on mesepimeron, a narrow stripe on the posterior border of metepimeron, and a narrow stripe traversing the sinus. Abdomen is black, marked with citron-yellow. There is a broad basal annule on segment 2 separated from the base on mid-dorsum and laterally by two black spots. Segment 3 has a narrow annule and a large baso-lateral spot. Segments 4 to 6 have similar but gradually narrowing annules. Segment 7 has the basal half yellow. Segment 8 has a very narrow basal ring. Segments 9 and 10 are unmarked. Anal appendages are dark ochreous. [4]
It can be distinguished from Macromia flavicincta by the restricted yellow markings here. [4] [5]