# Macromidia donaldi

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***Macromidia donaldi***[1] is a species of [dragonfly](/source/Dragonfly) in the family [Synthemistidae](/source/Synthemistidae). It is known only from the [Western Ghats](/source/Western_Ghats) of [India](/source/India)[2] and from [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka).[3][4][5]

## 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.[6][7]

## See also

- [List of odonates of India](/source/List_of_odonates_of_India)
- [List of odonates of Sri Lanka](/source/List_of_odonates_of_Sri_Lanka)
- [List of odonata of Kerala](/source/List_of_odonata_of_Kerala)

## References

1. 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 978-81-8171-495-4.

1. Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "*Macromidia donaldi*". Vol. 2011. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175184A7118824.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175184A7118824.en). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2012.692112). [S2CID 219595968](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:219595968)

1. ["Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai: Lanka's newest dragonfly - Research Highlights - WHTLK"](http://www.wht.lk/highlights/2012/9/1/macromidia-donaldi-pethiyagodai-lankas-newest-dragonfly.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170831132743/http://www.wht.lk/highlights/2012/9/1/macromidia-donaldi-pethiyagodai-lankas-newest-dragonfly.html) 2017-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

1. C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). [*The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III*](https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3). Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. [206](https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata3/page/n217)-208.

1. C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). [*A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species*](http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/026/05/0423-0522.pdf). pp. 515–516.

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