A checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa

<p>An annotated species list of spiders presently known from the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is provided. The checklist was compiled from data collected from the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA) database. A total of 170 spe-cies from 46 families and 128 genera are presently protected in the garden. The two most species-rich families are the Salticidae (20 spp.) and Thomisidae (20 spp.), followed by the Theridiidae (13 spp.) and Araneidae (12 spp.), while 18 families are represented by sin-gletons. The global distribution, endemicity, and conservation status for each species are provided and species of special concern are identified, as well as possible new species. Most of the species (82%) have a wide distribution range and are of Least Concern, 8.3% are Data Deficient and 17 species are of special concern. Only one species is endemic to Kirstenbosch, and 37 are Western Cape endemics.</p>