Syncordulia serendipator, the rustic presba, is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae.

The rustic presba is medium-sized and has a stout build.

The clear wings have black veins and are smoky at the base.

The stout abdomen is dark glossy mahogany with diagnostic paler banding in the front of each segment.

[1][2] The species is endemic to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it inhabits montane rock-and boulder-strewn streams and rivers with pools in fynbos localities.