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This paper contains the results of research on a large assemblage of jumping spiders collected by J.-C. Ledoux from Ivory Coast in 1974–75. In total, 105 species are included. Three new genera are erected Pulcherula gen. nov., Sphericula gen. nov. and Vicirionessa gen. nov. Two generic names are synonymized, Polemus Simon, 1902 with Baryphas Simon,...
Technical Report
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An account of the changing fortunes of Kent’s species and habitats, the pressures nature has faced and the conservation efforts undertaken over the last 10 years.
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A new genus of ant-eating spider, Murphydrela gen. n. is described from central and east Africa. Three new species, Murphydrela johannis gen. n. et sp. n. (type species, ), M. francescae gen. n. et sp. n. (), and M. michaelis gen. n. et sp. n. () are described and illustrated. Two species originally described in the genus Cydrela Thorell, 1873 are...
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A checklist of all published spider species from Tanzania is provided. For each species, the localities from which it was recorded are noted and a gazetteer of the geographic coordinates of all but a small minority of these localities is included. The results are discussed in terms of family species richness, the completeness of our knowledge of th...
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The arachnofauna of Cyprus currently includes 449 species, of which all known and all new localities are presented. Nineteen species are considered endemic, but several new species will be described in the future. The unknown male of Dipoena galilaea Levy & Amitai and the unknown females of Improphantes cypriot Tanasevitch, I. turok Tanasevitch, Pa...
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The effect of weeds on the natural control of rice pests in Cote d'Ivoire, W. Africa
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The genus Pterartoria Purcell, 1903 (Araneae: Lycosidae) is revised. The eight species originally included in the genus are redescribed and two new species, P. cederbergensis n. sp. and P. confusa n. sp., are described and figured for the first time. The genus Pteratoriola Roewer, 1959 is synonymized with Pterartoria. An illustrated key to all know...
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New taxonomic data on the ground spiders of the family Gnaphosidae from the island of Cyprus are presented. Three species are proposed as new to science (Drassyllus cyprius sp. n., Setaphis mccowani sp. n., Zelotes limnatis sp. n.). The male of Synaphosus shirin Ovtsharenko, Levy & Platnick, 1994 and the female of Zelotes zekharya Levy, 2009 are de...
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Four species of Zodariidae new to science are described from Mkomazi Game Reserve in northern Tanzania; Diores similis sp. n., Dusmadiores laminatus sp. n., Heradida minutissima sp. n. and Ranops dippenaarae sp. n. In addition, the female of Diores murphyorum Jocqué, 1990 is described for the first time. The reasons for the apparent abundance and h...
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A list of spiders collected from the Ionian islands of Kerkyra and Lefkada is provided together with a list of all previously published records. Information is provided on collection localities, habitats and geographic distribution of all species recorded. A total of 94 species were collected in Kerkyra, of which 37 had not been previously recorded...
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Two new genera, Rumburak gen. nov. and Yimbulunga gen. nov., of euophryine jumping spiders are established from the Afrotropical Region. Thirty three new species included in this subfamily are diagnosed and described: Chinophrys trifasciata sp. nov. (♂, South Africa), Euophrys bifida sp. nov. (♂♀, South Africa), E. cochlea sp. nov. (♂♀, South Afric...
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Summary A complete, revised check list of British spiders is presented, with explanations for all changes made since the previous list provided by Merrett & Murphy (2000). The following nine species are added to the list: Theridion hannoniae, Rugathodes sexpunctatus, Diplocephalus graecus, Mermessus trilobatus, Pardosa lugubris, Agroeca dentigera,...
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Among species trapped in the crowns of ancient pollarded trees in southern England are Megaselia russellsmithi Disney sp. n, M. velutinicavus Disney sp. n. and M. henrydisneyi Durska, which is a further addition to the British List. The hitherto unknown females of M. henrydisneyi, M. serrata (Wood) and M. speiseri Schmitz are described. M. gargaran...
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A new species of the rarely recorded genus Cithaeron O. P. Cambridge, 1872 is described from South Africa. A diagnosis is provided for the new species, which appears to be most closely related to Cithaeron delimbatus from eastern Africa.
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A new genus of wolf spider, Katableps n. gen., is described from Madagascar. The type species, Katableps pudicus n. sp., is known from both sexes while two further members of the genus, Katableps masoala n. sp. and Katableps perinet n. sp. are described from females only. The genus is unusual amongst lycosids for the downward-directed anterior late...
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Both sexes of Diplocephalus graecus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) are described from British and Majorcan material, and its distribution and habitat are discussed.
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A provisional checklist of the spiders of the eastern Aegean island of Chios (Greece) is provided. The checklist includes detailed data on locations and dates for all species recorded, together with information on their habitats and overall distribution range. In total, 39 spider families and 315 species have been recorded from the island to date....
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The sparassid spider Olios suavis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876) is reported from Europe for the first time, based on a specimen from Cyprus. A brief description of the male specimen from Cyprus is provided, together with figures of the genitalia of both sexes. Figures of the genitalia of O. argelasius (Walckenaer, 1805), the only other European Olio...
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The spider faunas of two savannah reserves along the eastern coastal plain of Africa are compared. Species richness was higher in the tropical area, with 493 species (54 families) from Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania. Species richness was also high in the subtropics, with a total of 431 species (46 families) recorded from Ndumo Game Reserve, South A...
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The African lycosid genus Amblyothele Simon is revised and its sub-family placement clarified. A diagnosis is provided for the genus in relation to other genera in the sub-family Piratinae. The type species, Amblyothele albocincta Simon, 1910, is redescribed as is A. togona Roewer, 1960. Six new species, Amblyothele atlantica sp. n. (♀), A. ecologi...
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Pitfall traps were used to census ground-active spiders in 12 different habitat types in protected savanna biomes in Tanzania and Namibia. With roughly equivalent trapping effort in the two areas, a total of 229 spider species and 40 families were trapped in Mkomazi Game Reserve and 151 species and 34 families in Etosha National Park. The family co...
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In this, the second of two review papers, we discuss potential management strategies for the soil pest problems encountered by smallholder farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, and analyse the potential role for IPM in smallholder agriculture. Adopting a farming systems approach is seen as essential, given the resource constraints on smallholders: this en...
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The genus Trabaea Simon is revised. Nine species are included in the genus of which two are described as new. Trabaeosa straeleni Roewer is newly synonymised with Trabaea purcelli Roewer. A key to the species of Trabaea is provided and the relationships of the genus are discussed.
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1. A study was made of larval and adult Mycetophilidae in coppiced beech woodland in southern England. Adult mycetophilids were trapped throughout 1968 using sticky traps at ground level. Larvae inhabiting terrestrial fungi were collected from all sporophores from a defined area of the woodland floor between August and October 1968. 2. Larval mycet...
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Studies conducted from 1969 to 2000 on termite ecology and biology in Senegal revealed high termite diversity and an influence of climate and soil conditions on termite group distribution. Sixty-four termite species were recorded. Some were specific to ecologically similar zones while others were widely distributed. Some species, known to inhabit w...
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Fallowing is a common practice for the management of soil fertility in low-input cropping systems of the West-African savanna, but has been threatened by the growing need for land in the sub-region for the past few decades. Proposals for alternatives to traditional fallowing must rely on a proper understanding of the soil biochemical dynamics occur...
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Field experiments during two cropping seasons at Namulonge Agricultural Research Institute, Uganda assessed the effect of intercropping maize with soyabean, groundnut and common beans on termite damage to maize, activity of common predatory ants and maize yields. Intercropping caused a significant (P<0.01) reduction in termite attack, reduced loss...
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Field experiments were conducted to investigate the attractiveness of fish bones to predatory ants in a maize agroecosystem. The fish bones were applied crushed in shallow furrows together with dry maize stalks, or broadcast on the soil surface at 3 application rates: 0, 40 and 80 kg/ha; subsequent reduction in termite attack on maize plants was th...
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Traditional farmers’ practices of using dead animals, meat bones and sugar cane husks to “poison” Macrotermes mounds were adapted to develop baits for ant species predatory on termites. The impact of sugar and protein-based baits on activity of ants in maize fields was evaluated in trials both on-station and in farmers’ fields over three cropping s...
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The effects of soil faunal activity on the physical properties of the soils of a 2-year-old fallow in the sahelian zone of Senegal were studied. Factors studied included the presence or absence of woody shrubs and the effect of protection of plots from grazing and removal of fuel wood. The experimental design included a control in which termite act...
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We investigated the effect of different quantities of stover applied as mulch on damage to maize plants by termites (principally species of Microtermes, Macrotermes and Pseudacanthotermes) and on the incidence of predatory ant species (Lepisiota sp. and Myrmicaria sp.) over two cropping seasons at Namulonge, Uganda. Termite damage to maize plants w...
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Sixty-nine species are reported (two of them determined only at the generic level and one juvenile specimen which probably belongs to a new, unknown genus). Thirty-five species are described as new: Afrobeata magnifica n. sp., Evarcha bihastata n. sp., E. elegans n. sp., E. similis n. sp., Habrocestum tanzanicum n. sp., Heliophanus pygmaeus n. sp.,...
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Effects of five weed management regimes on abundance of weeds, insect pests, generalist predators and on pest damage and rice yield were investigated in upland rice in Côte d‘Ivoire over two years. In both years there was a highly significant negative correlation between weed biomass and grain yield across all treatments. Only two pest insect group...
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The effects of weed residues on the abundance and activity of generalist arthropod predators and insect pests and on rice yields in upland rice were studied. Weed residues were placed in the experimental plots in three ways: (1) residues left in situ where weeds are uprooted; or (2) placed in small piles throughout the field; or (3) removed from th...
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Effects of length of fallow and of cultivation and cropping on termite abundance and species diversity were studied in the sahelian zone of Senegal. Populations of termites were sampled in 2 and 18 year old fallows and in millet fields cultivated for 1 and 30 years respectively. Termites were significantly more abundant in the 2 year old fallow and...
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Spiders from 10 rainforest tree canopies in Borneo were sampled by knockdown insecticide fogging. Spider density ranged from 2.0 to 10.1 m ⁻² on different trees, and species numbers ranged from 16 to 62; species diversity, as measured by William's α, ranged from 26 to 92. Similarity of the spider assemblages on individual trees was low, whether mea...
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Spiders were sampled by knockdown insecticide fogging from the canopies of tropical rainforest sites in Dumoga-Bone National Park, Sulawesi, at altitudes of 210 m, 300 m, 400 m and 1150 m. The density of spiders in the canopies increased with altitude from 0.97 m ⁻² at 210 m to 14.6 at 1150 m ⁻² . Species numbers increased five-fold between 210 m a...
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Twenty-seven species of the family Linyphiidae are described from forests in Southeast Asia; 26 of these species are new to science. The following 11 genera are described as new; Prosoponoides, Kenocymbium, Ketambea, Plectembolus, Ambengana, Plicatiductus, Dumoga, Dendronetria, Phyllarachne, Locketiella and Caenonentria. The biogeographical relatio...
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(1) A study of litter fall, litter standing crop and leaf-litter decomposition was carried out over a 20-month period in 5- to 8-year-old regenerating secondary rain-forest at Ibadan, Nigeria. (2) The dry season (December to March) was characterized by a high rate of litter fall, negligible decomposition and the accumulation of a reservoir of Ca, M...
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The genus Chaleposa Simon is revised. The 10 known species are described including two, Chaleposa hirsuta and C. wanlessi, new to science. The type material of 13 nominate species was examined, 7 lectotypes are newly designated and 5 new combinations are proposed. The genus Proevippa Purcell is found to be a synonym of Chaleposa.
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The effects of ULV spraying of endosulfan from the air for tsetse fly control on aquatic invertebrates were studied in the Okavango delta, Northern Botswana, over a three-year period. Comparison of zooplankton numbers in a sprayed and an unsprayed lagoon revealed no changes in numbers or composition due to spraying. Major change in zooplankton numb...
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(1) Seed yields of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) were assessed in each of two annual growing seasons over the 4-year period 1973 to 1976 from experimental plots under continuous cultivation on land newly cleared from bush regrowth in Ibadan, S. Nigeria. No fertilizer was applied throughout the experimental period. One set of plots was spraye...
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Tests are described of the efficiency of extraction of fly larvae from woodland soils of mull and moder types by two types of Tullgren funnels, wet funnels and a modification of the Ladell technique involving wet-sieving and flotation in a glycerol-water mixture of relative density 1.14. The latter technique is believed to have an efficiency close...
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The history, structure and achievements of the British Spider Recording Scheme (SRS) are briefly outlined together with a summary of the objectives and tasks for the second phase of the scheme, following the publication of the Provisional Atlas of British Spiders in 2002. Based on the experience gained in phase I of the SRS, suggestions are made fo...
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Reading, 1990. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-160). Photocopy.

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