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On Harvestmen from the Soutpansberg, South Africa, with Description of a New Species ofMonomontia(Arachnida: Opiliones)
Axel L. Schönhofersubject
biologyEcologyFaunaMetabiantesPaleontologyZoologyOpilionesbiology.organism_classificationMonomontiaType (biology)Insect ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologySpecies richnessEndemismEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
The harvestman fauna of the Western Soutpansberg was investigated during two collecting trips. Comments are made on the variability, ecology and remarkable morphological features of the collected material. Characters are displayed and differences to type series are highlighted. Monomontia neglecta sp. n. is described from material housed at the Natal Museum. Metabiantes leighi Pocock, 1902 is recorded for the first time for the Soutpansberg area. A species list is provided, listing all known records and the state of endemism. The relative species richness of the eastern Soutpansberg is discussed in comparison with the western area.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-01 | African Invertebrates |