Annex 1: List of dragonfly species known from the Soutpansberg  Order ODONATA Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies) Family Calopterygidae Demoiselles Phaon iridipennis Glistening Demoiselle Family Chlorocyphidae Jewels Platycypha caligata Dancing Jewel Family Synlestidae Malachites Chlorolestes elegans Elegant Malachite Chlorolestes fasciatus Mountain Malachite Family Lestidae Spreadwings Lestes plagiatus Highland Spreadwing Lestes virgatus Smoky Spreadwing Family Protoneuridae Pinflies Elattoneura glauca Common Threadtail Family Platycnemididae Stream-Damsels Allocnemis leucosticta Goldtail Family Coenagrionidae Sprites Ceriagrion glabrum Common Orange Pseudagrion commoniae nigerrimum Black Sprite Pseudagrion hageni Hagen’s Sprite Pseudagrion hamoni Hamon’s Sprite Pseudagrion kersteni Kersten’s Sprite Pseudagrion makabusiense Makabusi Sprite Pseudagrion massaicum Masai Sprite Pseudagrion salisburyense Salisbury Sprite Pseudagrion spernatum Natal Sprite Pseudagrion sublacteum Cherry-Eye Sprite Ischnura senegalensis Bluetail Africallagma glaucum Swamp Bluet Agriocnemis exilis Little Whisp Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies) Family Gomphidae Clubtails Ictinogomphus ferox Tigertail Ceratogomphus pictus Common Thorntail Paragomphus cognatus Rock Hooktail Paragomphus elpidius Corkscrew Hooktail Paragomphus genei Green Hooktail Family Aeshnidae Hawkers Aeshna elioti Eliot’s Hawker Aeshna subpupillata Stream Hawker Anax ephippiger Vagrant Emperor Anax imperator Blue Emperor Anax speratus Orange Emperor Family Cordulidae Emeralds Phylloacromia picta Darting Cruiser Family Llibellulidae Skimmers Orthetrum abbotti Abbott’s Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum julia Julia Skimmer Orthetrum machadoi Machado’s Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria Long Skimmer Nesciothemis farinosa Black-Tailed Skimmer Palpopleura jucunda Yellow-Veined Widow Palpopleura lucia St Lucia Widow Crocothemis erythraea Broad Scarlet Crocothemis sanguinolenta Little Scarlet Brachythemis leucosticta Banded Groundling Sympetrum fonscolombii Nomad Trithemis arteriosa Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis donaldsoni Donaldson’s Dropwing Trithemis furva Navy Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi ardens Kirby’s Dropwing Trithemis pluvialis River Dropwing Trithemis stictica Jaunty Dropwing Zygonyx natalensis Blue Cascader Zygonyx torridus Ringed Cascader Tramea basilare Keyhole Glider | 