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Giant Hooktail
Scientific name: Megalogomphus sommeri
Habitat: stream with sandy substrate
Body length: 78-80 mm
Distribution in Hong Kong: Scattered over Hong Kong, e.g. Sha Lo Tung, Hok Tau, Sham Tseng, Wong Nai Chung Gap
Flight period in Hong Kong: April to August
Identification features:
1. Stripes on synthorax disconnect
2. Yellow stripe on dorsal carina
3. Yellow spot on pro- and mesofemurs
4. Large yellow spot between 6th and 7th abdominal segment
5. Length of superior anal appendage able to be over double of the 10th abdominal segment in male
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