# Macromia

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***Macromia*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of large [dragonflies](/source/Dragonfly) in the family [Macromiidae](/source/Macromiidae).[2] Species of the genus *Macromia* are commonly known as **river cruisers** from their habit of cruising long distances along river banks. Most species occur in the [tropical](/source/Tropical) [Australasian region](/source/Australasia), with one species being found in Europe (*[Macromia splendens](/source/Macromia_splendens)*),[3] and a few species occurring in North America.[4]

## Etymology

The genus name *Macromia* is derived from the Greek μακρός (*makros*, "long") and ὦμος (*ōmos*, "shoulder"), referring to the species' long [tarsal](/source/Arthropod_tarsus) claws.[5]

## Species

The genus *Macromia* includes the following species:[6]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution Macromia aculeata Fraser, 1927 Myanmar Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909 Allegheny river cruiser[7] United States Macromia amphigena Selys, 1871 Korea, China Macromia annaimallaiensis Fraser, 1931 Western Ghats in South India Macromia annulata Hagen, 1861 bronzed river cruiser[7] Texas and New Mexico Macromia arachnomima Lieftinck, 1953 Peninsular Malaysia, south Borneo and Thailand Macromia astarte Lieftinck, 1971 Borneo Macromia bartenevi Belyshev, 1973 Russian, North Korea Japan Macromia beijingensis Zhu & Chen, 2005 China (Beijing, Henan) Macromia bellicosa Fraser, 1924 Western Ghats in South India. Macromia berlandi Lieftinck, 1941 Angled-winged Cruiser China Macromia calliope Ris, 1916 Malaysia Macromia callisto Laidlaw, 1902 Vietnam Macromia celaeno Lieftinck, 1955 New Guinea Macromia celebia van Tol, 1994 Borneo Macromia chaiyaphumensis Hämäläinen, 1985 Thailand Macromia chalciope Lieftinck, 1952 Indonesia Macromia chui Asahina, 1968 Taiwan Macromia cincta Rambur, 1842 Malaysia, Vietnam, Borneo Macromia cingulata Rambur, 1842 Western Ghats in India. Macromia clio Ris, 1916 Taiwan Macromia corycia Laidlaw, 1922 Borneo Macromia cupricincta Fraser, 1924 Thailand Macromia cydippe Laidlaw, 1922 Singapore Macromia daimoji Okumura, 1949 South Korea Macromia dione Lieftinck, 1971 Mexico Macromia ellisoni Fraser, 1924 Coorg torrent hawk India Macromia erato Lieftinck, 1950 Java Macromia euphrosyne Lieftinck, 1952 Indonesia Macromia eurynome Lieftinck, 1942 New Guinea Macromia euterpe Laidlaw, 1915 Borneo Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874 India Macromia flavocolorata Fraser, 1922 India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China. Macromia flavovittata Fraser, 1935 India Macromia flinti Lieftinck, 1977 Sri Lanka Macromia fulgidifrons Wilson, 1998 China (Guangxi) Macromia gerstaeckeri Krüger, 1899 Borneo Macromia hamata Zhou, 2003 China (Guizhou) Macromia hermione Lieftinck, 1952 Misool Island Macromia holthuisi Kalkman, 2008 Papua Macromia icterica Lieftinck, 1926 China Macromia ida Fraser, 1924 India. Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 swift river cruiser[7] or Illinois River Cruiser[8] United States Macromia indica Fraser, 1924 India Macromia irata Fraser, 1924 India Macromia irina Lieftinck, 1950 Celebes Macromia jucunda Lieftinck, 1955 Java Macromia katae Wilson, 1993 Vietnam Macromia kiautai Zhou, Wang, Shuai & Liu, 1994 China Macromia kubokaiya Asahina, 1964 Japan Macromia lachesis Lieftinck, 1971 Bismark Macromia macula Zhou, Wang, Shuai & Liu, 1994 China Macromia magnifica McLachlan in Selys, 1874 western river cruiser[7] Central America and North America Macromia malleifera Lieftinck, 1955 China (Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang) Macromia manchurica Asahina, 1964 China Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947 mountain river cruiser[7] United States Macromia melpomene Ris, 1913 New Guinea Macromia mnemosyne Lieftinck, 1935 Borneo Macromia moorei Selys, 1874 Vietnam Macromia negrito Needham & Gyger, 1937 Philippines Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861 gilded river cruiser[7] North America Macromia pallida Fraser, 1924 India Macromia pinratani Asahina, 1983 Thailand Macromia polyhymnia Lieftinck, 1929 Sumatra Macromia pyramidalis Martin, 1906 Vietnam Macromia septima Martin, 1904 China Macromia siamensis Makbun, 2022 Thailand Macromia sombui Vick, 1988 Nepal Macromia sophrosyne Lieftinck, 1952 Misool Island Macromia splendens Pictet, 1843 splendid cruiser, shining macromia dragonfly[3] France, Spain, Portugal Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842 royal river cruiser[7] United States Macromia terpsichore Förster, 1900 New Guinea Macromia tillyardi Martin, 1906 Australian cruiser[9] Australia Macromia unca Wilson, 2004 Vietnam Macromia urania Ris, 1916 China, Vietnam Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911 rainforest cruiser[10] Australia, New Guinea Macromia weerakooni Sumanapala, 2021 Sri Lanka Macromia westwoodii Selys, 1874 Asia Macromia whitei Selys, 1871 India Macromia yunnanensis Zhou, Luo, Hu & Wu, 1993 China Macromia zeylanica Fraser, 1927 Sri Lanka

## References

1. Rambur, Jules (1842). [*Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères*](http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k61025298/f159.image) (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [137]. – via [Gallica](/source/Gallica)

1. ["Genus *Macromia* Rambur, 1842"](https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Macromia). *[Australian Faunal Directory](/source/Australian_Faunal_Directory)*. [Australian Biological Resources Study](/source/Australian_Biological_Resources_Study). 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

1. Boudot, J.-P. (2010). "*Macromia splendens*". Vol. 2010. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T12598A3364642.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T12598A3364642.en)

1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). *Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West*. [Princeton University Press](/source/Princeton_University_Press). ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.

1. Endersby, Ian & Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). [*The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies*](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies). Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

1. ["North American Odonata"](http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/). University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

1. Dunkle, S.W., *Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America*. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

1. Theischinger, Günther & Hawking, John (2021). *The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia*. 2nd ed. Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-4863-1374-7.

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "*Macromia viridescens*". Vol. 2017. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163545A87527826.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163545A87527826.en)

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