Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai subsp. nov. from Sri Lanka (Odonata: Corduliidae)

Abstract

Macromidia donaldi pethiyagodai subsp. nov. (holotype ♂: Sri Lanka, Ratnapura District, near Kudawe, 6.26°N, 80.25°E, 03 July 2007; paratype ♀, same location, 17 April 2008, to be deposited in the Sri Lanka National Museum, Colombo) is described and figured. Its phenotype differs from that of M. d. donaldi from India. This is the first record of the genus Macromidia from Sri Lanka. The habitat characteristics and species behaviour are briefly outlined. © 2012 Worldwide Dragonfly Association.