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Pseudagrion commoniae
      Black Sprite
   Mlawula

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Distribution: KwaZulu Natal (up to 700 m a.s.l.), Mpumalanga and Limpopo. To Ethiopia.
Body Length: 33-38 mm
Hind Wing Length: 18.5-23 mm
Habitat: Pools, water holes but mainly sluggish reaches of streams and rivers, even those that are highly turbid.
Flight Period: December to May
Features: Small to medium-sized, black with no postocular spots, a dull maroon face and with grey-tipped abdomen. Sluggish savanna streams and rivers.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun and Len de Beer, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

14 records, from 4/8/2012 to 10/20/2019

Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.