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Paragomphus genei
      Common Hooktail
   Mlawula

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Distribution: Sporadic records from Western Cape Province and Eastern Cape Province, but mostly below 800 m in KwaZulu Natal Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Namibia, Swaziland. Common in Kruger National Park. To Mediterranean and Arabian Peninsula.
Body Length: 40-40.5 mm
Hind Wing Length: 24-25 mm
Habitat: Moist, gravel or sandy shores of savanna rivers with low water levels, and occasionally pools and reservoirs.
Flight Period: November to June
Features: Medium-sized, with green head and thorax, and yellow and dark brown abdomen with reddish brown club. Wet, gravel beaches of savanna rivers.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun and Gerhard Diedericks, and by SA damselflies and dragonflies checklist (Durban Natural Science Museum, 2000).

7 records, from 12/29/2014 to 12/22/2018

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