Short Communication

Annotated Check List of the Spiders (Araneae) of the Mountain Zebra National Park

Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman
Koedoe | Vol 31, No 1 | a492 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v31i1.492 | © 1988 Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 October 1988 | Published: 21 October 1988

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Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, PlantProtection Research Institute, South Africa

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Abstract

A preliminary check list of the spider fauna of the Mountain Zebra National Park is given. Sixteen families, comprising 29 genera and 32 species, are recorded. Observations on the distribution, diagnostic morphology and behaviour of 15 species are given.

Keywords

Spiders, Araneae, check list, Mountain Zebra National Park.

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