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| Insects |
|---|
| Common Name |
Range *** |
|---|
| Acilius duvergeri | Algeria, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain |
| Africallagma cuneistigma | Zimbabwe |
| Agabus spp. | Ethiopia |
| Agriocnemis palaeforma | Uganda |
| Alaena margaritacea | South Africa |
| Algerian Clubtail | Algeria, Tunisia |
| Aloeides spp. (11) | Lesotho, South Africa |
| Amani Flatwing | Tanzania |
| Amatola Malachite | South Africa (Eastern Cape Province) |
| Anoplolepis nuptialis | South Africa |
| Aslauga australis | South Africa |
| Atlas Goldenring | Morocco |
| Badplaas Black Millipede | South Africa (Mpumalanga) |
| Bearded Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Brenton Blue Butterfly | South Africa |
| Calopteryx spp. | Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia |
| Cape Stag Beetle (13) | South Africa |
| Cape Thorntail | South Africa |
| Cardiocondyla zoserka | Nigeria |
| Cataglyphis hannae | Tunisia |
| Cataract Hooktail | Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Cerambyx Longicorn | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
| Ceres Featherlegs | South Africa (Western Cape Province) |
| Chalepoxenus spp. (2) | Algeria, Morocco |
| Chlorocnemis spp. (3) | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Chlorocypha spp. (4) | Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Chrysoritis cotrelli | South Africa |
| Coenagriocnemis insularis | Mauritius |
| Comoro Friar | Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands) |
| Corsican Swallowtail | Corsica, Sardinia |
| Coryphagrion grandis | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Cream-banded Swallowtail | Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda |
| Crenigomphus spp. (2) | Ethiopia |
| Dickson's Copper | South Africa |
| Dracula Ant | Madagascar |
| Elattoneura pasquinii | Ethiopia |
| Elegant Malachite | Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Epimyrma spp. (2) | Algeria |
| Erikssonia acraeina | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), South Africa, Zambia |
| Ethiopian Highlander | Ethiopia |
| Frigate Island Giant Tenebrionid Beetle | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Golden Dancing-jewel | Tanzania |
| Graphium spp. | Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands) |
| Herbert's Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Hoffman's Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Idomacromia jillianae | Uganda |
| Ischnura spp. | Ethiopia |
| Karkloof Blue Butterfly | South Africa |
| Kubusi Featherlegs | South Africa (Eastern Cape Province) |
| Lepidochrysops spp. (17) | Lesotho, South Africa |
| Lokia coryndoni | Uganda |
| Madagascan Friar | Indian Ocean (Comoros), Madagascar, Mayotte |
| Mahogany Presba | South Africa |
| Major Black Millipede | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Marbled Malachite | South Africa |
| Mascarene Crow | Indian Ocean (Reunion), Mauritius |
| Mauritian Friar | Mauritius |
| Mauve Bluet | South Africa (Western Cape Province) |
| Micromacromia miraculosa | Tanzania |
| Minor Black Millipede | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Monomorium spp. (2) | Algeria, Tunisia |
| Montane Dancing-jewel | Kenya |
| Montane Demoiselle | Malawi, Tanzania |
| Myrmica spp. | Algeria |
| Natal Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| Northern Black Millipede | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Notogomphus spp. (3) | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Onychogomphus spp. (2) | Algeria, Kenya, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia |
| Orange-spotted Emerald | Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland |
| Oreocnemis phoenix | Malawi |
| Papilio aristophontes | Indian Ocean (Comoros) |
| Papilio mangoura | Madagascar |
| Papillon La Pature | Indian Ocean (Reunion) |
| Pennington's Protea | South Africa |
| Phasis pringlei | South Africa |
| Pheidole spp. (2) | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Madagascar |
| Platycnemis spp. (2) | Mayotte, Tanzania |
| Platycypha pinheyi | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania |
| Poecilmitis spp. (19) | South Africa |
| Precarious Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Pseudagrion spp. (6) | Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
| Queen Malachite | South Africa |
| Red Jungle-skimmer | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Rosalia Longicorn | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
| Ruby-legged Black Millipede | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Serrastruma inquilina | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Seychelles Crow | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Fineliner | Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania |
| Sinai Hooktail | Egypt, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen |
| Solitary Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Southern Black Millipede | South Africa |
| Southern Damselfly | Africa, Europe |
| Strong Black Millipede | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Strongylognathus spp. (2) | Algeria |
| Tetramorium spp. (2) | South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Tetrathemis spp. (2) | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda |
| Thalassothemis marchali | Mauritius |
| Thermochoria jeanneli | Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia |
| Thestor spp. (10) | South Africa |
| Trithemis nigra | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Umma femina | Angola |
| Wallengren's Copper | South Africa |
| White Spotted Sapphire | South Africa |
| Yellow Presba | South Africa |
| Zululand Black Millipede | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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