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River cruisers
	Macromia illinoiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Macromiidae
Genus:	Macromia; Rambur, 1842

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]

Genera

The genus Macromia includes the following species:^[5]

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
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)
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
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
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
Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874		India
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
Macromia ida Fraser, 1924		India.
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862	swift river cruiser^[6] or Illinois River Cruiser^[7]	United States
Macromia indica Fraser, 1924		India
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
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
Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947	mountain river cruiser^[6]	United States
Macromia melpomene Ris, 1913		New Guinea
Macromia mnemosyne Lieftinck, 1935		Borneo
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
Macromia splendens Pictet, 1843	splendid cruiser, shining macromia dragonfly^[3]	France, Spain, Portugal
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

^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [137] – via Gallica.
^ "Genus Macromia Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b Boudot, J.-P. (2010). "Macromia splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T12598A3364642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T12598A3364642.en.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000.
^ 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.

[Rambur_1842-1] Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [137] – via Gallica.

[AFD-2] "Genus Macromia Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

[Msp-3] Boudot, J.-P. (2010). "Macromia splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T12598A3364642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T12598A3364642.en.

[DDW-4] Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.

[5] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.

[NAO-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

[Dunkle-7] Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000.

[Field_Guide_2-8] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.

[9] 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.

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