Rapid Range Expansion of the Invasive WaspPolistes dominula(Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) and First Record of Parasitoids on this Species and the NativePolistes marginalisin the Western Cape Province of South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Benadé ◽  
R. Veldtman ◽  
M.J. Samways ◽  
F. Roets
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Range Expansion ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Western Cape Province

Pseudopolydora species associated with mollusc shells on the south coast of South Africa, with the description of Ps. dayii, sp nov.

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 681-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Simon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
West Coast ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
The South ◽  
Western Cape Province ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
South West ◽  
Haliotis Midae ◽  
South West Coast

Two species of the genus Pseudopolydora, Ps. dayii, sp. nov. and Ps. antennata, were associated with gastropods on the south and south-east coasts of South Africa. Pseudopolydora dayii is characterized by prominent post-chaetal notopodial lobes on chaetiger 1 with very long chaetae, a prominent occipital tentacle, having hooded hooks that start on chaetiger 9, branchiae that start on chaetiger 6, stout hooks and lobes placed latero-posteriorly to the hooded hooks in posterior chaetigers. It is a surface-fouler and was found on several species of wild gastropods at four of the five sites sampled and from additional material from the south-west coast and on cultured abalone (Haliotis midae) at a farm on the south-west coast. Three individuals of Ps. antennata were found only with oysters at the easternmost site. This was the first record of this species outside of the Western Cape Province and it is possible that their association with the oysters was fortuitous.

scholarly journals Agistemus collyerae (Acari: Trombidiformes: Stigmaeidae) in South Africa: first record, introduction pathways and a re-description including additional life stages

Acarologia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-130
Author(s):  
Davina L. Saccaggi ◽  
Edward A. Ueckermann
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Western Cape Province ◽  
Introduction Pathways ◽  
Introduction Pathway ◽  
The Usa ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Agistemus collyerae Gonzáles-Rodrigues (Stigmaeidae) is reported for the first time in South Africa on grapevines in the Western Cape Province. We investigate a possible introduction pathway of this mite as a contaminant on imported agricultural goods. Based on South African interception data, we report new country records of A. collyerae in the USA, Chile, Yemen, Spain and France. We re-describe it based on the South African specimens, including first-time descriptions of the male and deutonymph. Female specimens have shorter dorsal setae than those documented in the original descriptions, but we do not consider this enough evidence to justify a new species.

scholarly journals The spiders of the Swartberg Nature Reserve in South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae)

Koedoe ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman ◽  
A.E. Van der Walt ◽  
M. De Jager ◽  
E. Le Roux ◽  
A. Van der Berg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
New Records ◽  
First Record ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Western Cape Province ◽  
Succulent Karoo ◽  
Annotated Checklist

The Swartberg Nature Reserve is situated in the Large Swartberg mountain range, in the Oudtshoorn district of the Western Cape Province. Spiders were collected from the reserve over a 10-year period. This is one of the inventory projects of the South African National Survey (SANSA) for spiders of the Succulent Karoo Biome. A total of 45 families comprising 136 genera and 186 species were collected, all which are new records for the area. This represents about 9.4 of the total known South African spider fauna. Of the spiders collected 142 species (76.5 ) were wanderers and 44 (23.5 ) web dwellers. The plant dwellers comprised 43.3 of the total number of species and the ground dwellers 56.7 . The Gnaphosidae was the most diverse family represented by 33 species, followed by the Salticidae with 23 and Thomisidae with 15. Ten species are possibly new to science and the Filistatidae is a first record for South Africa. An annotated checklist with information on the guilds, habitat preference and web types are provided.

scholarly journals Methylphenidate and atomoxetine prescribing trends in children in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, 2005–2013

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liezl Joubert ◽  
Johanita R. Burger ◽  
Ilse Truter ◽  
Martie S. Lubbe ◽  
Marike Cockeran
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Western Cape Province ◽  
Prescribing Trends
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