Odonata Atlas of Africa

Record details

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OdonataMAP:   53820
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2529AC
Observer:   Canto Keanu
Date of record:   2018-01-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   A single adult male perching on rocks, floating material and the muddy edges of a large, rather swift-flowing river. Trithemis kirbyi and Trithemis arteriosa males were also present.
Last updated:   2022-02-02 19:05:11
Sp. code:   661640
Species name:   Mesocnemis singularis
Common name:   Common (Forest/Savanna) Riverjack
Family:   Platycnemididae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mesocnemis singularis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=OdonataMAP-53820
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | Species text
VM-number: 53820 - photo: 1
VM-number: 53820 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   John Henry Wilkinson
Comment:  
Date:   2018-07-06 12:24:35
Species name:   Mesocnemis singularis -- Common (Forest/Savanna) Riverjack
Species code:   661640
Comment number:   2
By:   Sharon Stanton
Comment:  
Date:   2018-07-06 15:27:48
Species name:   Mesocnemis singularis -- Common (Forest/Savanna) Riverjack
Species code:   661640
Comment number:   3
By:   Sharon Stanton
Comment:  
Date:   2018-07-06 15:28:20
Species name:   Mesocnemis singularis -- Common (Forest/Savanna) Riverjack
Species code:   661640
Comment number:   4
By:   Sharon Stanton
Comment:  
Date:   2018-07-06 15:28:20
Species name:   Mesocnemis singularis -- Common (Forest/Savanna) Riverjack
Species code:   661640

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