UPDATED CHECKLIST: An Adobe pdf version of the checklist as at December 2018 is available here (click to view/download - approx 10 MB).

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Eswatini's Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies by family, subfamily and tribe:

For detailed information on each species, click on the species name.

	Libellulidae	Skimmers, Dropwings
Acisoma inflatum    Stout Pintail
Acisoma variegatum    Slender Pintail Possibly found in Swaziland
Brachythemis lacustris    Red Groundling Mlawula
Brachythemis leucosticta    Southern Banded Groundling Mlawula
Bradinopyga cornuta    Horned Rockdweller Mlawula
Crocothemis erythraea    Broad Scarlet Malolotja Mlawula
Crocothemis sanguinolenta    Little Scarlet Malolotja Mlawula
Diplacodes lefebvrii    Black Percher
Diplacodes luminans    Barbet Percher Possibly found in Swaziland
Hemistigma albipunctum    African Piedspot Possibly found in Swaziland
Nesciothemis farinosa    Eastern Blacktail Mantenga Mlawula
Notiothemis jonesi    Eastern Forestwatcher Mantenga
Olpogastra lugubris    Bottletail Possibly found in Swaziland
Orthetrum abbotti    Little Skimmer Mantenga
Orthetrum caffrum    Two-Striped Skimmer Malolotja Mlawula
Orthetrum chrysostigma    Epaulet Skimmer Mlawula
Orthetrum hintzi    Dark-shouldered Skimmer Malolotja
Orthetrum icteromelas    Spectacled Skimmer Possibly found in Swaziland
Orthetrum julia falsum    Julia Skimmer Mantenga
Orthetrum machadoi    Highland Skimmer Possibly found in Swaziland
Orthetrum stemmale    Bold Skimmer Mlawula
Orthetrum trinacria    Long Skimmer
Palpopleura deceptor    Deceptive Widow
Palpopleura jucunda    Yellow-Veined Widow Malolotja Mantenga
Palpopleura lucia    Lucia Widow Mlawula
Palpopleura portia    Portia Widow Mlawula
Pantala flavescens    Wandering Glider Mlawula
Rhyothemis semihyalina    Phantom Flutterer Possibly found in Swaziland
Sympetrum fonscolombii    Red-veined Darter or Nomad Malolotja
Tetrathemis polleni    Black-splashed Elf
Tramea basilaris    Keyhole Glider Possibly found in Swaziland
Tramea limbata    Ferruginous Glider Possibly found in Swaziland
Trithemis aconita    Halfshade Dropwing
Trithemis annulata    Violet Dropwing Mlawula
Trithemis arteriosa    Red-veined Dropwing Mantenga Mlawula
Trithemis donaldsoni    Denim Dropwing
Trithemis dorsalis    Highland Dropwing Malolotja
Trithemis furva    Navy Dropwing Malolotja Mantenga
Trithemis kirbyi    Orange-winged Dropwing Malolotja Mantenga Mlawula
Trithemis pluvialis    Russet Dropwing Malolotja Mlawula
Trithemis stictica    Jaunty Dropwing
Trithemis werneri    Elegant Dropwing Possibly found in Swaziland
Urothemis assignata    Red Basker Possibly found in Swaziland
Urothemis edwardsii    Blue Basker
Zygonoides fuelleborni    Southern Riverking Mlawula
Zygonyx natalensis    Blue Cascader Mlawula
Zygonyx torridus    Ringed Cascader Mlawula