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Afrogarypus foordi sp. nov. – a new pseudoscorpion species (Pseudoscorpiones, Geogarypidae) from South Africa by Neethling, Jan Andries, Harms, Danilo

“…A new species of pseudoscorpion, Afrogarypus foordi sp. nov. (Pseudoscorpiones, Geogarypidae), is described in honour of South African arachnologist Stefan…”
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On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae) by Haddad, Charles Richard, Wesołowska, Wanda

“…Following a rapid biodiversity assessment of spiders in the arid western interior of South Africa, we report on the occurrence of some poorly known and new…”
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Soutpansberg Mountain: a spider hotspot in the Limpopo Province of South Africa (Arachnida, Araneae) by Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S, Munyai, T. Caswell, Schoeman, Colin S, Hahn, Norbert, Foord, Stefan H

“…The Soutpansberg Mountain (SM) range in the northern part of the Limpopo Province within the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, is a refuge for high diversity of…”
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Foordus gen. nov., a new genus of euophryine jumping spider from South Africa (Salticidae, Araneae) by Azarkina, Galina N

“…A new monotypic genus Foordus gen. nov. with Foordus stefani sp. nov. as the type species is described. A short discussion on other Salticidae with disjunctive…”
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Three new species of plexippine jumping spiders (Salticidae, Salticinae, Plexippini) from dry forest in Boeny region, north-western Madagascar by Murray, Katie I, Escobar-Toledo, Jaime, Pett, Brogan L

“…Despite being the most diverse family of spiders, Salticidae (jumping spiders) are poorly studied in Madagascar with only 47 of the total 105 species recorded…”
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The first record of Atherigona from Lesotho (Diptera, Muscidae), with description of a new species by Magoai, Mokome M.J, Muller, Burgert S

“…Eight species of Atherigona Rondani, 1856 are recorded from Lesotho for the first time: Atherigona angulata Deeming, 1971, Atherigona chrysohypene Muller,…”
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Selenogyrus foordi, a new species and the first record of the subfamily Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea by Sherwood, Danniella, Henrard, Arnaud, Van Den Spiegel, Didier

“…A new spider species, Selenogyrus foordi sp. nov. (ââ), is described from Mount Nimba, Guinea. Consequently, we provide the first in vivo photographs of a…”
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Uncovering the hidden diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) from central Namibia, using morphology and DNA barcodes by Baranov, Viktor, Xiaolong Lin, Hubner, Jeremy, Chimeno, Caroline

“…The first study results on the Chironomidae fauna of central Namibia (Khomas, Otjozondjupa and Hardap regions) are presented, based on morphology and…”
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Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of South Africa by Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S, Haddad, Charles R, Lotz, Leon N, Booysen, Ruan, Steenkamp, Rudolph C, Foord, Stefan H

“…A checklist of 2265 spider species and subspecies, 495 genera and 71 families is provided. Data were extracted from the South African National Survey of…”
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A new species of the genus Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville from central Africa (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Vespidae) by Polasek, Ozren

“…Ropalidia chromis sp. nov. is described from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is characterized by a mixture of morphological features present in two…”
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“Bactricia nematodes Kby., 1894” (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Diapheromerinae) is a nomen nudum by Villet, Martin H

“…A review of published evidence indicates that Bactricia nematodes Kirby, 1894 is a nomen nudum because it is an unavailable name. The specimen collected during…”
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The Diptera of Lesotho: a history of collecting in the Mountain Kingdom, summary of recent collecting sites and introduction to the topical collection in African Invertebrates by Midgley, John M, Muller, Burgert S, Theron, Genevieve L, Phoofolo, Mpho, Bellingan, Terence A, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The Kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa is entirely bordered by South Africa, with which it shares many geological and vegetation types, but the vast extent…”
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A survey of Gnaphosidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Ascension Island with description of a new species of Australoechemus Schmidt & Piepho, 1994 by Sherwood, Danniella, Marusik, Yuri M, Sharp, Adam, Ashmole, Philip

“…An updated checklist of the gnaphosid spiders of Ascension Island – comprising five species, in five genera – is presented, based on examination of historical…”
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Afrotropical Atrichops Verrall (Diptera, Athericidae) with description of a new species by Muller, Burgert S, Swart, Vaughn R, Snyman, Louwrens P

“…Atrichops Verrall, 1909 of the Afrotropical Region are revised, and Atherix adamastor Stuckenberg, 1960, previously unplaced, is transferred to Atrichops based…”
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Jason G. H. Londt: A giant of South African entomology by Dikow, Torsten, Midgley, John

“…To celebrate the 80 th birthday of Jason G.H. Londt, we present a collection of articles in his honour. This introduction includes a summary of Jason’s life…”
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New Afrotropical species of Wiedemannia Zetterstedt (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae) by Sinclair, Bradley J

“…Two new species of Afrotropical Wiedemannia Zetterstedt are described: W. kilimanjaro sp. nov. (Tanzania), W. londti sp. nov. (Malawi). Both species are…”
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Revision of the dune-associated stiletto flies of the genus Neotherevella Lyneborg, 1978 (Therevidae, Therevinae) by Winterton, Shaun L, Irwin, Michael E, Mortelmans, Jonas

“…Keywords: The genus Neotherevella Lyneborg, 1978 is revised. Two new species are described from Morocco (Neotherevella maroccanus sp. nov. ) and South Africa…”
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A review of the assassin-fly genus Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 with the description of a new species (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae) by Dikow, Torsten, Dubus, Meliah

“…The genus Anypodetus Hermann, 1907 (Diptera, Asilidae, Laphriinae) is reviewed. Currently, eight species are recognized from Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia,…”
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A revision of the hover fly genus Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915 (Diptera, Syrphidae) with the description of one new species by Midgley, John, Bellingan, Terence, Jordaens, Kurt

“…Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915 is a genus of rarely collected Afrotropical hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae). We present the first description of the female of A…”
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Beyond Asilidae: The collecting effort of Dr Jason Londt as represented by non-AsilidaeDiptera, Hemiptera and Mecoptera, housed in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, South Africa by Williams, Kirstin A, Steenkamp, Jacobus C, Snyman, Louwrens P

“…Keywords: collections, Jason Londt, types…”
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