Macromia is a genus of large dragonflies in the family 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 Australasian region, with one species being found in Europe (Macromia splendens),[3] and a few species occurring in North America.[4]
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| Macromia illinoiensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Macromiidae |
| Genus: | Macromia Rambur, 1842[1] |
Genera
editThe genus Macromia includes the following species:[5]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Macromia aculeata Fraser, 1927 | Myanmar | |||
| Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909 | Allegheny river cruiser[6] | United States | ||
| Macromia amphigena Selys, 1871 | Korea, China | |||
| Macromia annaimallaiensis Fraser, 1931 | Western Ghats in South India | |||
| Macromia annulata Hagen, 1861 | bronzed river cruiser[6] | 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) | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874 | India | ||
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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 | |||
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Macromia ida Fraser, 1924 | India. | ||
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Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 | swift river cruiser[6] or Illinois River Cruiser[7] | United States | |
| Macromia indica Fraser, 1924 | India | |||
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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 | |||
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Macromia magnifica McLachlan in Selys, 1874 | western river cruiser[6] | Central America and North America | |
| Macromia malleifera Lieftinck, 1955 | China (Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang) | |||
| Macromia manchurica Asahina, 1964 | China | |||
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Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947 | mountain river cruiser[6] | United States | |
| Macromia melpomene Ris, 1913 | New Guinea | |||
| Macromia mnemosyne Lieftinck, 1935 | Borneo | |||
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Macromia moorei Selys, 1874 | Vietnam | ||
| Macromia negrito Needham & Gyger, 1937 | Philippines | |||
| Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861 | gilded river cruiser[6] | 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 | |||
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Macromia splendens Pictet, 1843 | splendid cruiser, shining macromia dragonfly[3] | France, Spain, Portugal | |
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Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842 | royal river cruiser[6] | United States | |
| Macromia terpsichore Förster, 1900 | New Guinea | |||
| Macromia tillyardi Martin, 1906 | Australian cruiser[8] | Australia | ||
| Macromia unca Wilson, 2004 | Vietnam | |||
| Macromia urania Ris, 1916 | China, Vietnam | |||
| Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911 | rainforest cruiser[9] | 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
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- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
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- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Macromia viridescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T163545A87527826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T163545A87527826.en.