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Figure 5 in Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) and Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, [1819]) use Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild LC as a host-plant at Tswalu Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa)

Figure 5 – Colotis euippe omphale male puddling (imbibing water and nutrients from wet soil) at a damp area near the Dedeben Research Centre, Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa, 22 December 2021. Photo: R.F. Terblanche.

Figure 3 in Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) and Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, [1819]) use Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild LC as a host-plant at Tswalu Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa)

Figure 3 – Colotis lais female resting on bare ground with open wings in typical fashion, north-west of the Dedeben Research Centre, Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa, 22 December 2021. Photo: R.F. Terblanche.

Figure 4 – Freshly emerged Colotis euippe omphale reared from a in Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) and Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, [1819]) use Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild LC as a host-plant at Tswalu Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa)

Figure 4 – Freshly emerged Colotis euippe omphale reared from a larva collected on 19 December 2021 on a Cadaba aphylla shrub, north of the Dedeben Research Centre, Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa. The CRG reference number for this rearing is RFT21H79. Photo: R.F. Terblanche.

Figure 2 in Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) and Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, [1819]) use Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild LC as a host-plant at Tswalu Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa)

Figure 2 – Colotis lais male, puddling (imbibing water and nutrients from wet soil) at a damp area near the Dedeben Research Centre, Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa, 24 December 2021. Photo: R.F. Terblanche.

Figure 1 in Colotis lais (Butler, 1876) and Colotis euippe omphale (Godart, [1819]) use Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild LC as a host-plant at Tswalu Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa)

Figure 1 – Freshly emerged adult male of Colotis lais reared from a larva collected on 19 December 2021 on a Cadaba aphylla shrub, north of the Dedeben Research Centre, Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa. The CRG reference number for this rearing is RFT21H78. Photo: R.F. Terblanche.

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Solar and meteorological data collected from the Durban station (South Africa) by the ENERGY-lab at the University of La Reunion between August 2013 and October 2018

Scientific data provided by ENERGY-lab located at the University of La Reunion. These data come from solar and meteorological stations present in the following territories: La Reunion, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa. A THREDDS Data Server was created as part of the IOS-net (Indian Ocean Solar Network, https://galilee.univ-reunion.fr) project which aims to study the solar field and the optimisation of intelligent solar energy systems in the countries of the IOC (Indian Ocean Commission). These data are served by Unidata's Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services (THREDDS) Data Server (TDS) in a variety of interoperable data services and output formats. Dataset is available from the THREDDS Data Server to this url: <a href="https://galilee.univ-reunion.fr/thredds/catalog/dataStations/catalog.html"> https://galilee.univ-reunion.fr/thredds/catalog/dataStations/catalog.html</a>. Data are also viewable and exploitable on the mobile application of the IOS-net project. The SolarIO app is downloadable in all stores. ENERGY-lab data may be reused, provided that related metadata explaining the data has been reviewed by the user, and that the data are appropriately acknowledged.

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National Checklists: South Africa Species List

Data from: GBIF.org (23 January 2025) GBIF Occurrence Download <a href="https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.vd2ajk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.vd2ajk</a>

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A list of taxa currently and historically regulated under South Africa's National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, Alien & Invasive Species Regulations

This information is lists of alien species regulated in South Africa under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act in an accessible form. The first worksheet is essentially metadata. The second worksheet is intended to be a link between any taxa listed or proposed for listing and various taxonomic backbones. The third worksheet is intended to provide a list of taxonomically verified names linked to the current lists. The other worksheets link to particular versions of the regulations (including version sent for public comment that were never published), the intention is for this to be an exact copy (including formatting), please report any inconsistencies between this and the published version to john.wilson2@gmail.com, but before doing so please double-check that what is presented here, is not how it is presented in the lists themselves. The data were extracted by John Wilson at various dates from pdfs in the government gazette, contact john.wilson2@gmail.com For further details please see: Wilson JRU, Kumschick S (2024). The regulation of alien species in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. vol. 120, issue 5/6, Art. #17002. https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2024/17002  If only the database is to be cited, cite as Wilson, J. R. (2025) A list of taxa currently and historically regulated under South Africa's National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, Alien & Invasive Species Regulations. v1.1(20250325) doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15082537 (NOTE CHECK FOR LATEST VERSION ) For a full description of metadata see: the latest species list available at iasreport.sanbi.org.za/ or http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8217211

Fig. 8 in Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

Fig. 8. Lobohalacarus cf. weberi, ♀ (SPbU 256(20)). A. Total view, black arrows indicate spines on genua I, PhC. B. Ventral shield, white arrowheads indicate bases of perigenital setae, PhC. C. Frontal spine, DIC. D. Genital opening, white arrowheads indicate genital acetabula, DIC. Scale bars: A = 100 µm; B = 50 µm; C = 10 µm; D = 5 µm.

Fig. 6 in Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

Fig. 6. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Eggs. A–C. Total view of the egg, SEM. D–F. Details of the egg surface, white arrowheads indicate pores above the collar, white arrows indicate pores below the collar, SEM. Scale bars: A–C = 20 µm; D–F = 5 µm.

Fig. 3 in Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, E–O. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). B–D. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. F–O. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (F–H, K–M) and ventral view (I–J, N–O), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, F–J = PhC, K–O = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; B–O = 5 µm.

Fig. 2 in Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. B–D. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm.

Fig. 1 in Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

Fig. 1. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., total view. A. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). Dorso-ventral view, PhC. B. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Lateral view in SEM. Scale bars = 50 µm.

Fig. 5 in Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

Fig. 5. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., eggs. A–F. Paratype (SPbU 256(15)). G–I. Paratype (SPbU 256(4)). A. Total view of the egg surface, PhC. B. Total view of the optical section of the embryonated egg, PhC. C–D. Details of the egg surface, DIC, PhC. E. Optical section of the egg process, black arrowhead indicates pore, DIC. F–I. Optical sections of different egg processes, black arrowheads indicate collar, PhC. Scale bars: A–B = 20 µm; C–D = 10 µm; E–I = 5 µm.

Figs 6–10 in Two new species of the genus Scapanoclypeus from Northern Cape, Republic of South Africa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)

Figs 6–10. Scapanoclypeus sinepunctatus sp. nov., holotype, male. 6 – habitus, dorsal view; 7 – antenna, dorsal view; 8 – clypeus, frontal view; 9 – parameres, dorsal view; 10 – parameres, lateral view; scale 1 mm.

Figs 28–30. 28 in Erichsonius (Sectophilonthus) dorsumsuis sp. nov. from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

Figs 28–30. 28 – distribution of ● Erichsonius (S.) dorsumsuis sp. nov. (the large dot represents the two nearby localities Queen Elizabeth Park and Fernkliff NR) and ▲ E. hiekei Uhlig, 1995. 29 – Fort Fordyce Natural Reserve; 30 – Kologha State Forest. Arrows indicate the places at which the specimens were collected.

Figs 19–27 in Erichsonius (Sectophilonthus) dorsumsuis sp. nov. from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

Figs 19–27. Erichsonius (S.) dorsumsuis sp. nov. 19–21 – holotype; 22–26 – male paratypes from Hogsback (22, 26 – male paratype 2; 23–25 – male paratype 1); 27 – male paratype 27 from Kologha State Forest: 19–21 – aedeagus in reflected light (19 – lateral, 20 – ventral, 21 – 1/3 lateral); 22 – apical part of aedeagus, ventral view, transmitted light; 23–25 – aedeagus with evaginated internal sac, transmitted light (23 – dorsal, 24 – lateral, 25 – ventral); 26 – aedeagus in ventral view, transmitted light; 27 – inner side of left parameral ramus.

Figs 7–18 in Erichsonius (Sectophilonthus) dorsumsuis sp. nov. from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

Figs 7–18. Erichsonius (S.) dorsumsuis sp. nov. 7–9 – male paratype 1 from Hogsback: 7 – male sternite VIII; 8 – male sternite IX; 9 – male tergite IX/X. 10–12, 14–16 – female paratypes, all from Hogsback (10, 15 – female paratype 2; 11, 14 – female paratype 1; 12 – female paratype 3; 16 – female paratype 4); 13, 18 – female paratype 19, Fort Fordyce NR; 17 – female paratype 20 from Kologha State Forest: 10, 13 – female tergites IX/X; 11 – female tergites IX/X (right part of tergite IX omitted); 12 – female tergite X; 14, 15 – valves; 16–17 – right valve; 18 – right valve with unilateral malformation: bristle z2 of stylus transformed to a digging spine.

Figs 1–6 in Erichsonius (Sectophilonthus) dorsumsuis sp. nov. from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

Figs 1–6. Erichsonius (S.) dorsumsuis sp. nov., holotype, Hogsback. 1 – holotype specimen; 2 – labels; 3 – head; 4 – pronotum; 5 – elytra and scutellum; 6 – left antenna.