SANSA Eastern Cape surveys: A checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Thyspunt, South Africa

During the South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA), several surveys were undertaken in the Eastern Cape and this paper provides the first annotated species list of spiders presently known from Thyspunt, a small area in the Eastern Cape, marked for a possible nuclear installation. A total of 94 species from 75 genera and 26 families were recorded. The most species-rich families are the Salticidae (19 spp.), Araneidae (19 spp.) and Thomisidae (15 spp.). The conservation status and level of endemicity based on their known distribution are provided for each species.