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(Insecta: Odonata) of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia: Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education Table of Contents Family Macromiidae (Cruisers) The Macromiidae are large yellow and black dragonflies inhabiting the rivers and wave-washed shores of lakes, where the adults fly rapidly out over the water. The thorax is encircled between the wings by a distinctive, oblique, yellow band. The larvae sprawl on the bottom silt and sand; their long spiderlike legs and the hornlike projection between the eyes are characteristic. Some entomologists do not give these dragonflies family rank, placing them in the Subfamily Macromiinae within the Corduliidae. Genus:
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