| Aeshnidae | Emperors & Hawkers |
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| Anaciaeschna trianguilifera | Evening Hawker |
| Anax ephippiger | Vagrant Emperor |
| Anax imperator | Blue Emperor |
| Anax speratus | Orange Emperor |
| Anax tristis | Black Emperor |
| Gynacantha manderica | Little Duskhawker |
| Gynacantha usambarica | Evening Duskhawker |
| Gynacantha vilosa | Brown Duskhawker |
| Pinheyschna subpupillata | Stream Hawker |
| Zosteraeschna minuscula | Friendly Hawker |
| Zosteraeschna usambarica | Forest Hawker |
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| Cordulidae/Libelluloidea incertae | Emeralds and uncertain families |
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| Hemicordulia africana | African Emerald |
| Syncordulia gracilis | Yellow Presba |
| Syncordulia legator | Gilded Presba |
| Syncordulia serendipator | Rustic Presba |
| Syncordulia venator | Mahogany Presba |
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| Gomphidae | Clubtails |
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| Ceratogomphus pictus | Common Thorntail |
| Ceratogomphus triceraticus | Cape Thorntail |
| Crenigomphus cornutus | Horned Talontail |
| Crenigomphus hartmanni | Clubbed Talontail |
| Gomphidia quarrei | Southern Fingertail |
| Ictinogomphus ferox | Common Tigertail |
| Lestinogomphus angustus | Spined Fairytail |
| Microgomphus nyassicus | Eastern Scissortail |
| Nepogomphoides zambeziensis | Zambezi Siphontail |
| Notogomphus praetorius | Yellowjack |
| Onychogomphus supinus | Lined Claspertail |
| Paragomphus catarctae | Cataract Hooktail |
| Paragomphus cognatus | Rock Hooktail |
| Paragomphus elpidius | Corkscrew Hooktail |
| Paragomphus genei | Common Hooktail |
| Paragomphus magnus | Great Hooktail |
| Paragomphus sabicus | Flapper Hooktail |
| Phyllogomphus selysi | Bold Leaftail |
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| Macromiidae | Cruisers |
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| Phyllomacromia contumax | Two-banded Cruiser |
| Phyllomacromia monoceros | Sable Cruiser |
| Phyllomacromia picta | Darting Cruiser |
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| Libellulidae | Skimmers, Dropwings & others |
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| Acisoma variegatum | Slender Pintail |
| Acisoma trifidum | Pied Pintail |
| Acisoma inflatum | Stout Pintail |
| Brachythemis lacustris | Red Groundling |
| Brachythemis leucosticta | Southern Banded Groundling |
| Bradinopyga cornuta | Horned Rockdweller |
| Chalcostephia flavifrons | Inspector |
| Crocothemis divisa | Rock Scarlet |
| Crocothemis erythraea | Broad Scarlet |
| Crocothemis sanguinolenta | Little Scarlet |
| Diplacodes lefebvrii | Black Percher |
| Diplacodes luminans | Barbet Percher |
| Diplacodes pumila | Dwarf Percher |
| Hadrothemis camarensis | Saddled Jungleskimmer |
Hemistigma albipunctum | African Piedspot |
| Macrodiplax cora | Coastal Pennant |
| Nesciothemis farinosa | Eastern Blacktail |
| Notiothemis jonesi | Eastern Forestwatcher |
| Olpogastra lugubris | Bottletail |
| Orthetrum abbotti | Little Skimmer |
| Orthetrum brachiale | Banded Skimmer |
| Orthetrum caffrum | Two-striped Skimmer |
| Orthetrum chrysostigma | Epaulet Skimmer |
| Orthetrum guineense | Guinea Skimmer |
| Orthetrum hintzi | Dark-shouldered Skimmer |
| Orthetrum icteromelas | Spectacled Skimmer |
| Orthetrum julia falsum | Julia Skimmer |
| Orthetrum julia capicola | Cape Skimmer |
| Orthetrum machadoi | Highland Skimmer |
| Orthetrum stemmale | Bold Skimmer |
| Orthetrum trinacria | Long Skimmer |
| Palpopleura deceptor | Deceptive Widow |
| Palpopleura jucunda | Yellow-veined Widow |
| Palpopleura lucia | Lucia Widow |
| Palpopleura portia | Portia Widow |
| Pantala flavescens | Pantala |
| Rhyothemis fenestrina | Skylight Flutterer |
| Rhyothemis semihyalina | Phantom Flutterer |
| Sympetrum fonscolombii | Nomad |
| Sympetrum fonscolombii | Black-splashed Elf |
| Trithemis aconita | Halfshade Dropwing |
| Trithemis annulata | Violet Dropwing |
| Trithemis arteriosa | Red-veined Dropwing |
| Trithemis donaldsoni | Denim Dropwing |
| Trithemis dorsalis | Highland Dropwing |
| Trithemis furva | Navy Dropwing |
| Trithemis pluvialis | Russet Dropwing |
| Trithemis nuptialis | Hairy-legged Dropwing |
| Trithemis stictica | Jaunty Dropwing |
| Trithemis hecate | Silhouette Dropwing |
| Trithemis kirbyi | Orange-winged Dropwing |
| Trithemis werneri | Elegant Dropwing |
| Tholymis tillarga | Twister |
| Tramea basilaris | Keyhole Glider |
| Tramea limbata | Ferruginous Glider |
| Urothemis edwardsii | Blue Basker |
| Urothemis assignata | Red Basker |
| Urothemis luciana | St Lucia Basker |
| Zyxomma atlanticum | Smoky Duskdarter |
| Zygonoides fuelleborni | Southern Riverking |
| Zygonyx natalensis | Blue Cascader |
| Zygonyx torridus | Ringed Cascader |
