The faunistic diversity of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Waterberg District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

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  The faunistic diversity of the spiders ( Arachnida , Araneae ) of the Waterberg District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa Abstract The South African National Survey of Arachnida ( SANSA ) has conducted surveys in the Waterberg District of the Limpopo Province, South Africa, over more than 40 years. The first annotated checklist for the Waterberg District is provided here, along with the global distributions, endemicity and conservation assessments for each species, as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) criteria. A total of 54 families, 292 genera and 600 species were recorded. The study highlights species of special conservation concern, as well as the nine species endemic to the Waterberg District. Salticidae (95 species), followed by Thomisidae (80 species), Araneidae (53 species) and Gnaphosidae (48 species), are the most species-rich families. In contrast, single species represent 14 families. Most species (546; 91.2%) are widely distr...

Revision of the genus Pireneitega in France and in the Pyrenees with the description of P. occitanica sp. nov. (Araneae, Agelenidae)

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Revision of the genus Pireneitega in France and in the Pyrenees with the description of P. occitanica sp. nov. (Araneae, Agelenidae)

Summary

The genus Pireneitega (Kishida, 1955) is revised in France and in the Pyrenees, following the discovery of a new species in Occitanie (ex régions Midi-Pyrénées et Languedoc-Roussillon). Pireneitega occitanica sp. nov. is described, previously confused with P. pyrenaea (Simon, 1870) in the Pyrénées-Orientales, and with P. segestriformis in Ariège, where these species coexist. As part of this revision, the synonymies proposed by Simon (1937) are confirmed and two others are corrected : Amaurobius roscidus C.L. Koch, 1836 = Coelotes terrestris (Wider, 1834) and Clubiona ferox nigra Wlackenaer, 1837 = P. segestriformis Dufour, 1820. To achieve this, the type materiel was studied and some lectotypes et neotypes are designated. Type localities and their associated approximations are also discussed. An identification key to the three Pyrenean species is given. The distribution of these 3 species and of Coelotes terrestris in the Pyrenees are mapped.

Déjean, Sylvain & Danflous, Samuel. (2024). Révision du genre Pireneitega en France et dans les Pyrénées et description de P. occitanica sp. nov. (Araneae, Agelenidae). 11. 28-51.