Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Synonyms: 

As Subspecies:
                    Macromia illinoiensis georgina (Selys)
                                             (Abbott & Stewart 1998; Abbott, Stewart & Moulton 1997; ACDT web 2000; Orr, Honig &
                                               Behrstock 1999; NatureServe 2008)
                       syn: Macromia australensis Williamson
                                                                  (Muttkowski 1910; Needham & Heywood 1929)
                              Macromia georgina (Selys)
                                                                   (BFL 1999; Donnelly 1962, 1978; Dunkle1989; Harwell 1951; Louton 1982;
                                                                    Muttkowski 1910; Needham & Heywood 1929; Needham & Westfall 1954; Williams
                                                                   1982)

[1910 Muttkowski]

[1929 Needham & Heywood]

1951 Harwell
[1954 Needham & Westfall]

1962 Donnelly

1978 Donnelly

1982 Louton
1982 Williams
1989 Dunkle

1997 Abbott Stewart Moulton
[1998 Abbott & Stewart]
1999 BFL
1999 Orr Honig Behrstock

[2000 ACDT web]
2003 Moring
2005 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-nymphs in rivers and streams (Dunkle 1989); moderately large to large rivers and streams (Abbott 2005)