Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Hong Kong

Paragomphus capricornis (Tawny hooktail)

Habitat: larvae found in clean sandy streams

General appearance: body very large sized, up to about 29mm long, covered by hairs; candle-like antennae with a prolongation tip; abdomen elongated spindle-shaped with some markings (pair of dash lines on midline and 3-dots patches on each sides), especially darken on anterior-half dorsum of abdominal segments VI & IX; dorsal spines on abdominal segments II - IX and lateral spines on segments V - IX

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