Macromia ellisoni
| Coorg torrent hawk | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Macromiidae |
| Genus: | Macromia |
| Species: | M. ellisoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Macromia ellisoni Fraser, 1924
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The Coorg torrent hawk,[2] Macromia ellisoni,[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is a rare and endemic dragonfly and found only in Western Ghats in South India.[4][1][2]
This species is the largest Macromia known from India. They usually found flying over torrent streams and waterfalls flowing through evergreen forests.[5][6][7][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Macromia ellisoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T175160A7115503. 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175160A7115503.en. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "Macromia ellisoni Fraser, 1924". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ 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. 288–289. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 169–171.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 457–468.
External links
Data related to Macromia ellisoni at Wikispecies
Media related to Macromia ellisoni at Wikimedia Commons