Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Frequents swift flowing montane
streams
with stony substrates. (Ref.
284614).
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Corduliidae
()
- Kirby, 1890
- Subfamily:
Macromiinae
()
- Genus:
Macromia
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Specific name:
malleifera
- Lieftinck, 1955
- Scientific name: - Macromia malleifera Lieftinck, 1955
- Specific name:
malleifera
- Lieftinck, 1955
- Genus:
Macromia
(
- Subfamily:
Macromiinae
(
- Family:
Corduliidae
(
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Macromia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. alleghaniensis (Allegheny River Cruiser) · M. annulata (Bronzed River Cruiser) · M. illinoiensis (Illinois River Cruiser) · M. illinoiensis georgina (Georgia River Cruiser) · M. illinoiensis illinoiensis (Illinois River Cruiser) · M. magnifica (Western River Cruiser) · M. margarita (Mountain River Cruiser) · M. pacifica (Gilded River Cruiser) · M. splendens (Splendid Cruiser) · M. taeniolata (Royal River Cruiser) · M. urania (Club-Tailed Cruiser) · M. viridescens (Rainforest Cruiser)
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Further Reading
- Fellowes, J.R., Chan, B.P.L., Lau, M.W.N., Ng, S-C., Siu, G.L.P. and Lee, K.S. 2003. Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Nanling National Nature Reserve, Northwest Guangdong June-July 2000. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong.
- IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
- Lieftinck, M.A. 1955. Further inquiries into Old World species of Macromia Rambur (Odonata). Zoologische Mededelingen 33(25): 251-277.
- Zhou, W-B., Wang, Z-D., Shuai, X-F. and Liu, S-D. 1994. Notes on the Chinese Macromia and Idionyx with description of M. kiautai sp. n., M. maculata sp. n. and I. yunnanensis sp. n. (Anisoptera: Corduliidae). Odonatologica 23(2): 149-157.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Wilson, K. D. P. 2009. Macromia malleifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5044786
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-5161
- IUCN ID: 220982
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1759516
Footnotes
- Wilson, K. D. P. 2009. Macromia malleifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
