TABLE 2 Annotated checklist of spiders recorded during a two-month period (November & December 1995), from four mined stands of rehabilitating coastal dune forest (2-, 8-, 12- & 16-year old stands) and one unmined, undisturbed stand (c. 100-year old), at Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Totals per species are provided in the last column and totals per stand in the last row. Abbreviations: OWB – orb-web, SHWB – sheet-web, SPWB – space-web, W – wanderers, WB – web dwellers.
| Stands (approximate ages) |
| Species |
Guilds |
2-yr |
8-yr |
12-yr |
16-yr |
100-yr |
Totals |
| ARANEIDAE |
| Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895 |
OWB |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
| Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936 |
OWB |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
| Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937 |
OWB |
38 |
26 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
85 |
| Argiope aurocincta Pocock, 1898 |
OWB |
7 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
| Argiope flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858) |
OWB |
11 |
9 |
2 |
- |
- |
22 |
| Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793) |
OWB |
67 |
175 |
88 |
- |
3 |
333 |
| Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) |
OWB |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
| Gasteracantha milvoides Butler, 1873 |
OWB |
7 |
- |
18 |
- |
- |
25 |
| Isoxya cicatricosa (C.L. Koch, 1844) |
OWB |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
| Isoxya tabulata (Thorell, 1859) |
OWB |
8 |
5 |
21 |
- |
16 |
50 |
| Lipocrea longissima (Simon, 1881) |
OWB |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Mahembea hewitti Lessert, 1930 |
OWB |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
| Nemoscolus elongatus Lawrence, 1947 |
OWB |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Simon, 1897 |
OWB |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
5 |
| Neoscona blondeli (Simon, 1885) |
OWB |
18 |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
36 |
| Neoscona subfusca (C.L. Koch, 1837) |
OWB |
4 |
4 |
17 |
8 |
- |
33 |
| Pararaneus cyrtoscapus (Pocock, 1898) |
OWB |
57 |
112 |
1 |
- |
- |
170 |
| Taxa indet. (1) |
OWB |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
3 |
| Totals |
|
224 |
344 |
166 |
30 |
28 |
792 |
| CLUBIONIDAE |
| Clubiona lawrencei Roewer, 1951 |
W |
3 |
2 |
3 |
- |
1 |
9 |
| Clubiona pupillaris Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
| Totals |
|
3 |
3 |
4 |
- |
2 |
12 |
| Species |
Guilds |
2-yr |
8-yr |
12-yr |
16-yr |
100-yr |
Totals |
| CORINNIDAE |
| Austrachelas incertus Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 |
W |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
| Trachelas roeweri Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Totals |
|
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
5 |
| CYATHOLIPIDAE |
| Isicabu zuluensis Griswold, 1987 |
SHWB |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
| DEINOPIDAE |
| Deinopis cornigera Gerstäcker, 1873 |
OWB |
- |
14 |
1 |
- |
- |
15 |
| GNAPHOSIDAE |
| Aphantaulax signicollis Tucker, 1923 |
W |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
| Xerophaeus bicavus Tucker, 1923 |
W |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Totals |
|
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
3 |
| LINYPHIIDAE |
| Taxa indet. (1) |
SHWB |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
| LIOCRANIDAE |
| Taxa indet. (1) |
W |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| LYCOSIDAE |
| Pardosa sp. (immature) |
W |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
| Taxa indet. (1) |
W |
3 |
3 |
4 |
- |
1 |
11 |
| Totals |
|
3 |
3 |
5 |
- |
2 |
13 |
| MIMETIDAE |
| Mimetus natalensis Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
8 |
9 |
| MITURGIDAE |
| Cheiracanthium aculeutum Simon, 1884 |
W |
1 |
1 |
- |
2 |
- |
4 |
| Cheiramiona clavigera (Simon, 1897) |
W |
5 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
12 |
| Cheiramiona filipes (Simon, 1898) |
W |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Cheiramiona silvicola (Lawrence, 1938) |
W |
8 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
12 |
| Totals |
|
15 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
- |
29 |
| OXYOPIDAE |
| Hamataliwa sp. 1 indet. |
W |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
| Oxyopes hoggi Lessert, 1915 |
W |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Oxyopes longispinosus Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
14 |
28 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
47 |
| Oxyopes vogelsangeri Lessert, 1946 |
W |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Oxyopes sp. 1 indet. |
W |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
| Oxyopes sp. 2 indet. |
W |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
| Totals |
|
17 |
36 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
61 |
| PHOLCIDAE |
| Spermophora sp. (immature) |
SPWB |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
| Micromerys sp. indet. |
SPWB |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Totals |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
| PHILODROMIDAE |
| Philodromus browningi Lawrence, 1952 |
W |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Suemus punctatus Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
5 |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
10 |
| Tibellus flavipes Caporiacco, 1939 |
W |
- |
- |
1 |
3 |
- |
4 |
| Thanatus sp. (immature) |
W |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
| Totals |
|
5 |
- |
3 |
9 |
- |
17 |
| PISAURIDAE |
| Charminus ambiguus (Lessert, 1925) |
SHWB |
149 |
107 |
41 |
- |
5 |
302 |
| Charminus atomarius (Lawrence, 1942) |
SHWB |
58 |
219 |
236 |
- |
11 |
524 |
| Charminus natalensis (Lawrence, 1947) |
SHWB |
4 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
| Cispinilus sp. (immature) |
SHWB |
35 |
7 |
- |
- |
1 |
43 |
| Totals |
|
246 |
338 |
277 |
- |
17 |
878 |
| Species |
Guilds 2-yr |
8-yr |
12-yr |
16-yr |
100-yr |
Totals |
| SALTICIDAE |
| Brancus bevisi Lessert, 1925 |
W |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Festucula festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925) |
W |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
| Heliophanus debilis Simon, 1901 |
W |
- |
4 |
- |
6 |
- |
10 |
| Hyllus marleyi Lessert, 1925 |
W |
1 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
4 |
| Myrmarachne laurentina Bacelar, 1953 |
W |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
| Thyene inflata (Gerstäcker, 1873) |
W |
13 |
2 |
- |
3 |
3 |
21 |
| Thyene natalii Peckham & Peckham, 1903 |
W |
10 |
- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
| Thyenula aurantiaca (Simon, 1902) |
W |
76 |
140 |
133 |
1 |
14 |
364 |
| Totals |
|
101 |
148 |
135 |
14 |
20 |
418 |
| SCYTODIDAE |
| Scytodes maritima Lawrence, 1938 |
W |
1 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
5 |
| SELENOPIDAE |
| Anyphops decoratus (Lawrence, 1940) |
W |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
| SPARASSIDAE |
| Olios biarmatus Lessert, 1925 |
W |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
10 |
| Olios sp. 1 indet. |
W |
4 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
27 |
| Olios sp. 2 indet. |
W |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
| Palystes superciliosus L. Koch, 1875 |
W |
2 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
7 |
| Panaretella zuluana Lawrence, 1937 |
W |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
| Totals |
|
14 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
14 |
49 |
| TETRAGNATHIDAE |
| Leucauge decorata (Blackwall, 1864) |
OWB |
21 |
63 |
8 |
- |
- |
92 |
| Leucauge festiva (Blackwall, 1866) |
OWB |
37 |
120 |
55 |
13 |
- |
225 |
| Leucauge levanderii (Kulzcynski, 1901) |
OWB |
18 |
49 |
8 |
1 |
- |
76 |
| Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930 |
OWB |
12 |
28 |
8 |
- |
- |
48 |
| Nephila inaurata (Walckenaer, 1842) |
OWB |
16 |
11 |
2 |
- |
- |
29 |
| Totals |
|
104 |
271 |
81 |
14 |
- |
470 |
| THERIDIIDAE |
| Achaearanaea acoreensis (Berland, 1932) |
SWB |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
| Argyrodes convivans Lawrence, 1937 |
SWB |
7 |
7 |
4 |
- |
- |
18 |
| Crustulina sp. indet. |
SWB |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
| Phoroncidia eburnea (Simon, 1895) |
SWB |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
| Steatoda sp. indet. |
SWB |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Theridion sp. indet. |
SWB |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
| Theridula sp. indet. |
SWB |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Taxa indet. (1) |
SWB |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
14 |
| Totals |
|
26 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
44 |
| THOMISIDAE |
| Camaricus nigrotesselatus Simon, 1895 |
W |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
- |
3 |
| Diaea puncta Karsch, 1884 |
W |
5 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
7 |
| Firmicus abnormis (Lessert, 1923) |
W |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| Heriaeus crassispinus Lawrence, 1942 |
W |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
| Pactates compactus Lawrence, 1947 |
W |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
| Paramystaria variabilis Lessert, 1919 |
W |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
1 |
5 |
| Runcinia flavida (Simon, 1881) |
W |
7 |
10 |
6 |
- |
1 |
24 |
| Synema langheldi Dahl, 1907 |
W |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
9 |
| Thomisops pupa Karsch, 1879 |
W |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
| Thomisus blandus Karsch, 1880 |
W |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
3 |
| Tmarus cameliformis Millot, 1942 |
W |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Tmarus natalensis Lessert, 1925 |
W |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
| Totals |
|
20 |
18 |
12 |
4 |
10 |
64 |
| ULOBORIDAE |
| Uloborus sp. 1 indet. |
OWB |
2 |
16 |
11 |
- |
- |
29 |
| Uloborus sp. 2 indet. |
OWB |
1 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
5 |
| Uloborus sp. 3 indet. |
OWB |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
| Uloborus sp. 4 indet. |
OWB |
- |
4 |
6 |
- |
- |
10 |
| Totals |
|
6 |
26 |
18 |
- |
- |
50 |
| Total no. spiders |
|
789 |
1241 |
724 |
81 |
120 |
2955 |
| Total no. species |
|
61 |
56 |
46 |
24 |
35 |
96 |