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Notiothemis jonesi
      Eastern Forestwatcher
   Mantenga

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Distribution: East coast of Eastern Cape Province, coastal Kwazulu-Natal up to 800 m a.s.l. To Uganda.
Body Length: 32-33 mm
Hind Wing Length: 24-25 mm
Habitat: Woodland, thick savanna and forest pools, slow streams and sluggish reaches of rivers.
Flight Period: December to March
Features: Small, alert, greyish, grizzled, with whitish splash near tip of abdomen, bright turquoise eyes. Pools and streams in forests.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by photos by Kate Braun.

1 record, from 1/30/2015

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