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Acisoma inflatum
      Stout Pintail
   

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Distribution: Coastal North KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga lowveld, Limpopo. To North Africa and Madagascar. Subspecies panorpoides occurs in Asia and ascalaphoides in Africa.
Body Length: 28.5-33.5 mm
Hind Wing Length: 21-23 mm
Habitat: Pools, pans, marshes and still reaches of rivers with an abundance of lilies, sedges and grasses.
Flight Period: November to May
Features: Very small to small, bluish grey and black mosaic, with a conspicuously bulbous then very slender abdomen. Pools and still reaches of rivers with lilies and sedges in warm areas.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Ernst Klimsa.

1 record, from 12/22/2016

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