Macromia is a genus of large dragonflies in the family Macromiidae.[1] 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),and a few species occurring in North America.[2]
The genus Macromia includes the following species:
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macromia aculeata | Myanmar | |||
| Macromia alleghaniensis | Allegheny river cruiser[3] | United States | ||
| Macromia amphigena | Korea, China | |||
| Macromia annaimallaiensis | Western Ghats in South India | |||
| Macromia annulata | bronzed river cruiser | Texas and New Mexico | ||
| Macromia arachnomima | Peninsular Malaysia, south Borneo and Thailand | |||
| Macromia astarte | Borneo | |||
| Macromia bartenevi | Russian, North Korea Japan | |||
| Macromia beijingensis | China (Beijing, Henan) | |||
| Macromia bellicosa | Western Ghats in South India. | |||
| Macromia berlandi | Angled-winged Cruiser | China | ||
| Macromia calliope | Malaysia | |||
| Macromia callisto | Vietnam | |||
| Macromia celaeno | New Guinea | |||
| Macromia celebia | Borneo | |||
| Macromia chaiyaphumensis | Thailand | |||
| Macromia chalciope | Indonesia | |||
| Macromia chui | Taiwan | |||
| Macromia cincta | Malaysia, Vietnam, Borneo | |||
| Macromia cingulata | Western Ghats in India. | |||
| Macromia clio | Taiwan | |||
| Macromia corycia | Borneo | |||
| Macromia cupricincta | Thailand | |||
| Macromia cydippe | Singapore | |||
| Macromia daimoji | South Korea | |||
| Macromia dione | Mexico | |||
| Macromia ellisoni | Coorg torrent hawk | India | ||
| Macromia erato | Java | |||
| Macromia euphrosyne | Indonesia | |||
| Macromia eurynome | New Guinea | |||
| Macromia euterpe | Borneo | |||
| Macromia flavicincta | India | |||
| Macromia flavocolorata | India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China. | |||
| Macromia flavovittata | India | |||
| Macromia flinti | Sri Lanka | |||
| Macromia fulgidifrons | China (Guangxi) | |||
| Macromia gerstaeckeri | Borneo | |||
| Macromia hamata | China (Guizhou) | |||
| Macromia hermione | Misool Island | |||
| Macromia holthuisi | Papua | |||
| Macromia icterica | China | |||
| Macromia ida | India. | |||
| Macromia illinoiensis | swift river cruiser or Illinois River Cruiser[4] | United States | ||
| Macromia indica | India | |||
| Macromia irata | India | |||
| Macromia irina | Celebes | |||
| Macromia jucunda | Java | |||
| Macromia katae | Vietnam | |||
| Macromia kiautai | China | |||
| Macromia kubokaiya | Japan | |||
| Macromia lachesis | Bismark | |||
| Macromia macula | China | |||
| Macromia magnifica | western river cruiser | Central America and North America | ||
| Macromia malleifera | China (Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang) | |||
| Macromia manchurica | China | |||
| Macromia margarita | mountain river cruiser | United States | ||
| Macromia melpomene | New Guinea | |||
| Macromia mnemosyne | Borneo | |||
| Macromia moorei | Vietnam | |||
| Macromia negrito | Philippines | |||
| Macromia pacifica | gilded river cruiser | North America | ||
| Macromia pallida | India | |||
| Macromia pinratani | Thailand | |||
| Macromia polyhymnia | Sumatra | |||
| Macromia pyramidalis | Vietnam | |||
| Macromia septima | China | |||
| Macromia siamensis | Thailand | |||
| Macromia sombui | Nepal | |||
| Macromia sophrosyne | Misool Island | |||
| Macromia splendens | splendid cruiser, shining macromia dragonfly[5] | France, Spain, Portugal | ||
| Macromia taeniolata | royal river cruiser | United States | ||
| Macromia terpsichore | New Guinea | |||
| Macromia tillyardi | Australia | |||
| Macromia unca | Vietnam | |||
| Macromia urania | China, Vietnam | |||
| Macromia viridescens | rainforest cruiser[6] | Australia, New Guinea | ||
| Macromia weerakooni | Sri Lanka | |||
| Macromia westwoodii | Asia | |||
| Macromia whitei | India | |||
| Macromia yunnanensis | China | |||
| Macromia zeylanica | Sri Lanka | |||