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Macromia is a genus of large dragonflies in the family Macromiidae. They are commonly known as River Cruisers from their habit of cruising long distances along river banks. Most of the species occur in tropical Australasia with one in Europe (M. splendens) and a few in the North America.

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1. (c) Alan Vernon, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32541690@N02/4604708527
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macromia

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