Macromia kannharaiensis, Dalvi & Koli & Thakur, 2024

Dalvi, Akshay, Koli, Yogesh & Thakur, Rahul, 2024, Macromia kannharaiensis, a new species of dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata: Macromiidae) from Maharashtra, India, Zootaxa 5447 (2), pp. 239-252 : 240

Macromia kannharaiensis sp. nov Dalvi, Koli & Thakur

( Figs. 1–5 )

Holotype. ♂, Bambarde , Dodamarg Taluka, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India (15.91917 N, 74.12139 E, alt. 89 m asl), 8.vi.2023, Akshay Dalvi leg.

Paratype. ♀, the location, date of collection, and collector is the same as for the holotype.

Etymology. The species name is derived from the freshwater sacred groove (Kannhalachi Devrai). It is the only Myristica swamp in Maharashtra, located in the Bambarde village, Dodamarg taluka, Sindhudurg District. The specific epithet is derived from the combination of two words ‘Kannha’ and ‘Rai’.

Proposed English name. Tilari Cruiser

Proposed Marathi name. Rai Bhingri

Figures

FIGURE 1. Macromia kannharaiensis, holotype male [NRC-AA-8591]: (a) head; (b) lateral view of pterothorax and head; (c) dorsal habitus; (d) dorsal view of S7, S8, S9, S10; e) dorsal view of S2.

FIGURE 2. Macromia kannharaiensis, holotype male [NRC-AA-8591]: (a) dorsal view of caudal appendages; (b) lateral view of caudal appendages; (c) lateral view of hamuli; (d) ventral view of hamuli; (e) left lateral view of vesica spermalis; f) dorsal view of vesica spermalis.

FIGURE 3. Macromia kannharaiensis Holotype male [NRC-AA-8591]: forewing and hindwing.

FIGURE 4. Macromia kannharaiensis, paratype female [NRC-AA-8592]: (a) head; (b) lateral view of pterothorax and head; (c) dorsal habitus; (d) dorsal view of S7, S8, S9, S10.

FIGURE 5. Macromia kannharaiensis, paratype female [NRC-AA-8592]: (a) dorsal view of caudal appendages; (b) lateral view of caudal appendages; (c) ventral view of distal abdominal segments and caudal appendages.