| TABLE 1. Checklist of spiders of the Western Soutpansberg region collected from 1996–2000. | ||||
|
Family |
Species |
Guilds |
Habitat |
Abundance |
|
Agelenidae |
Benoitia australis (Simon, 1896) |
FWB |
G |
2 |
|
Olorunia ocellata Pocock, 1900 |
FWB |
G |
2 |
|
|
Amaurobiidae |
Pseudauximus annulatus Purcell, 1908 |
RWB |
G |
2 |
|
Anapidae |
Metanapis bimaculata (Simon, 1895) |
OW |
F |
1 |
|
Araneidae |
Araneilla (undetermined sp.) |
OWB |
F |
1 |
|
Araneus strupifera Simon, 1886 |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793) |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) |
OWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
Cyrtophora citricola (Forskal, 1775) |
OWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta C.L. Koch,1845 |
OWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
Neoscona blondeli (Simon, 1885) |
OWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
N. quincasea Roberts, 1983 |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
N. subfusca (C.L. Koch, 1837) |
OWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Simon, 1897 |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Caponiidae |
Caponia sp. |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
Clubionidae |
Clubiona sp. (undetermined sp.) |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
C. lawrencei Roewer, 1951 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Corinnidae |
Castianeira fulvipes Simon, 1896 |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Cetonana simoni (Lawrence, 1942) |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Trachelas scopulifer Simon, 1896 |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
|
Ctenidae |
Ctenus transvaalensis Benoit, 1981 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
Cyatholipidae |
Cyatholipus isolatus Griswold, 1987 |
SHWB |
F |
1 |
|
Cyrtaucheniidae |
Homostola pardalina (Hewitt, 1913) |
BGW |
G |
2 |
|
Deinopidae |
Deinopis cornigera Gerstaecker, 1873 |
AOWB |
F |
1 |
|
Dictynidae |
Devade sp. (immature) |
RWB |
F |
2 |
|
Eresidae |
Penestomus sp. (immature) |
RWB |
G |
1 |
|
Gnaphosidae |
Aphantaulax inornata Tucker, 1923 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
Asemesthes numisma Tucker, 1923 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
|
Drassodes (undetermined sp.) |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
|
Echemus erutus Tucker, 1923 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
|
Megamyrmekion transvaalense Tucker, 1923 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Setaphis arcus Tucker, 1923 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
|
Xerophaeus sp. (undetermined sp.) |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
|
Zelotes tuckeri Roewer, 1951 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
|
Hahniidae |
Hahnia sp. (immature) |
FPW |
G |
1 |
|
Hersiliidae |
Hersilia sericea Pocock, 1898 |
SWB |
F |
1 |
|
Tama arida Smithers, 1945 |
RWB |
G |
1 |
|
|
Idiopidae |
Idiops castaneus Hewitt, 1913 |
BGW |
G |
1 |
|
Linyphiidae |
Microlinyphia sterilis (Pavesi, 1883) |
SHWB |
G |
2 |
|
Neriene natalensis Van Helsdingen, 1969 |
SHWB |
G |
2 |
|
|
Linyphiidae genus A |
SHWB |
F |
1 |
|
|
Linyphiidae genus B |
SHWB |
F |
1 |
|
|
Liocranidae |
Hortipes contubernalis (Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2000) |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Lycosidae |
Pardosa crassipalpis Purcell, 1903 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
P. leipoldti Purcell, 1903 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Proevippa fascicularis (Purcell, 1903) |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
|
P. wanlessi (Russell-Smith, 1981) |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
|
Migidae |
Poecilomigas (sp. nov.) |
BPW |
F |
1 |
|
Mimetidae |
Mimetus (sp. nov.) |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
Miturgidae |
Cheiracanthium africanum Lessert, 1921 |
FPW |
F |
3 |
|
Cheiramiona simplicitarse Simon, 1910 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Cheiramiona (sp. nov. in press) |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Mysmenidae |
undetermined new sp. |
OWB |
F |
1 |
|
Nemesidae |
Entypesa schoutedeni Benoit, 1965 |
BPW |
F |
1 |
|
Oecobiidae |
Uroecobius ecribellatus Kullman & Zimmerman, 1976 |
RWB |
G |
2 |
|
Oxyopidae |
Hamataliwa kulczynskii (Lessert, 1915) |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
Oxyopes jacksoni Lessert, 1915 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
O. longispinosus Lawrence, 1938 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
O. pallidecoratus Strand, 1906 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Peucetia viridis (Blackwall, 1858) |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Palpimanidae |
Palpimanus transvaalicus Simon, 1893 |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Philodromidae |
Philodromus browningi Lawrence, 1952 |
FGW |
F |
1 |
|
Suemus punctatus Lawrence, 1938 |
FGW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870 |
FGW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Pholcidae |
Micropholcus (sp. nov.) |
SPWB |
G |
1 |
|
Pholcus ciliatus Lawrence, 1938 |
SPWB |
G |
2 |
|
|
Smeringopus natalensis Lawrence, 1947 |
SPWB |
G |
2 |
|
|
Spermophora peninsulae Lawrence, 1964 |
SPWB |
G |
2 |
|
|
Phyxelididae |
Vidole sothoana Griswold, 1990. |
RWB |
G |
2 |
|
Pisauridae |
Euprosthenopsis pulchella (Pocock, 1902) |
FWB |
F |
2 |
|
Cispius problematicus Blandin, 1978 |
FWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Prodidomidae |
Austrodomus sp. |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Theuma purcelli Tucker, 1923 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Salticidae |
Brancus bevisi Lessert, 1925 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
Cosmophasis australis Simon, 1902 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Heliophanus orchesta Simon, 1885 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Festucula sp. (immature) |
FGW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Massagris sp. (sp. nov.) |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Natta horizontalis Karsch, 1879 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Pachyballus transversus Simon, 1900 |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Stenaelurillus sp. |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Thyene inflata (Gerstaecker, 1875) |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Thyenula ogdeni (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) |
FPW |
F |
3 |
|
|
Scytodidae |
Scytodes sp. A |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Scytodes sp. B |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837 |
FGW |
G |
3 |
|
|
Segestriidae |
Ariadna sp. |
RWB |
F |
2 |
|
Selenopidae |
Selenops brachycephalus Lawrence, 1940 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
S. tenebrosus Lawrence, 1940 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
S. zuluanus Lawrence, 1940 |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
|
Sicariidae |
Loxosceles spiniceps Lawrence, 1952 |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Sparassidae |
Olios sp. |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
Palystes johnstoni Pocock, 1896 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Thomisidae |
Diaea puncta Karsch, 1884 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
Heriaeus fimbriatus Lawrence, 1942 |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Misumenops rubrodecoratus Millot, 1941 |
FPW |
F |
3 |
|
|
Monaeses austrinus Simon, 1910 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Oxytate argenteooculata (Simon, 1886) |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
O. concolor (Caporiacco, 1947) |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
|
Runcinia aethiops Simon, 1901 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
R. flavida Simon, 1881 |
FPW |
F |
3 |
|
|
Synema imitator Roewer, 1951 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Thomisops pupa Karsch, 1879 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Thomisus daradioides Simon, 1890 |
FPW |
F |
3 |
|
|
T. granulatus Karsch, 1880 |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
|
T. kalaharinus Lawrence, 1936 |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Tmarus cameliformis Millot |
FPW |
F |
2 |
|
|
Xysticus natalensis Lawrence, 1938 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Tetragnathidae |
Genognatha sp. |
OWB |
F |
1 |
|
Leucauge festiva (Blackwall, 1866) |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
L. decorata (Blackwall, 1864) |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Nephila pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Theraphosidae |
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus Purcell, 1902 |
BGW |
G |
1 |
|
Harpactirella flavipilosa Lawrence,1936 |
BGW |
G |
2 |
|
|
Theridiidae |
Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895 |
GWB |
F |
1 |
|
Crustulina sp |
GWB |
F |
1 |
|
|
Latrodectus geometricus O.P.-Cambridge, 1904 |
GWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
Phoroncidia eburnea (Simon, 1895) |
GWB |
F |
1 |
|
|
Steatoda sp. |
GWB |
G |
2 |
|
|
Tidarren sp. |
GWB |
F |
1 |
|
|
Theridion |
GWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
Trochanteriidae |
Platyoides walteri (Karsch, 1886) |
FPW |
F |
1 |
|
Uloboridae |
Miagrammopes sp. (immature) |
AOWB |
F |
1 |
|
Uloborus lugubris Berland, 1939 |
OWB |
F |
3 |
|
|
U. plumipes Lucas, 1845 |
OWB |
F |
2 |
|
|
Zodariidae |
Diores auricula Tucker, 1920 |
FGW |
G |
2 |
|
Psammoduon sp. |
FGW |
G |
1 |
|
Glossary to tableGuildsNone Web LivingBGW = burrow living ground wanderers Web LivingAOWB= adapted orb-web HabitatF = foliage (plants) Abundance1 = rare |