Fauna - Vertebrates
Common Hooktail, Mlawula

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Neurogomphus zambeziensis
      Zambezi Siphontail
   Possibly found in Eswatini

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Distribution: Very localised North of KwaZulu Natal and Kruger National Park. Not recorded in recent years. To C Africa.
Body Length: 45-48 mm
Hind Wing Length: 29-30 mm
Habitat: Tall grass and low bushes in vicinity of meandering reaches of rivers.
Flight Period: Dec-Apr
Features: Fairly large, green and dark brown striped, with slightly smoky wings, wide but short pterostigmas, distinctly clubbed abdominal tip from foliations on S8. Grassland adjacent to large rivers in hot, savanna areas.
Comments: Possible occurrence in Eswatini based on UCT-ADU OdonataMAP records adjacent to Swaziland.

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




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