First record for Nosema locustae in the brown locust Locustana pardalina in South Africa, and the yield of spores in laboratory bioassays

First and additional host-plant records for 38 species of Gelechiidae from South Africa and Kenya are presented. An annotated list with brief descriptions of larval biology and known geographical distributions is presented. Three species are described as new: Mesophleps kruegeri sp. nov. (Namibia: Kavango Region and South Africa: Limpopo Province), Istrianis inquilinus sp. nov. (South Africa: North West Province), and Teleiopsis sharporum sp. nov. (South Africa: Limpopo Province). The new combination Istrianis epacria (Bradley, 1965) comb. nov. is proposed. The male genitalia of Hypatima melanecta (Meyrick, 1914) is described for the first time. It is noticed that male hitherto associated with T. commaculata (Meyrick, 1918) in fact refers to T. pundamilia Bidzilya & Mey, 2018. Hypatima stasimodes (Meyrick, 1931), Dichomeris coenulenta (Meyrick, 1927), Dichomeris eustacta Meyrick, 1921, Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958 and Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963 are recorded for the first time from South Africa, and Istrianis epacria is new for Kenya. The adults, male and female genitalia are illustrated for some species mentioned in paper. The first record of the genus Teleiopsis Sattler, 1960 from South Africa is briefly discussed.

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The taxonomic status of the South African straptail, Macruronus capensis Davies, 1950 (Pisces, Gadiformes, Macruronidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4374.1.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4374 (1) ◽

pp. 91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ROBIN W. LESLIE ◽

OFER GON ◽

GAVIN GOUWS

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

First Record ◽

The Other ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

Nominal Species ◽

Single Specimen ◽

Cape Coast ◽

A New Species

The first record of the straptail fish, genus Macruronus, from South Africa was based on a single specimen captured off the Atlantic Cape coast and described as a new species, M. capensis Davies 1950. Davies did not examine specimens of the other extant nominal species in the genus, but based his conclusions solely on references to the original descriptions of M. novaezelandiae (Hector 1870) and M. magellanicus Lönnberg 1907. We show that all of the characters used by Davies (1950) to distinguish M. capensis from its congeners are in fact shared by the other nominal species of this genus. We also present molecular evidence from a Macruronus specimen recently caught off South Africa to support the conclusion that M. capensis is a junior synonym of M. novaezelandiae.

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Two new species of Alamirinae (Diptera: Phoridae)

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/187631283x00191 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 435-438 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

R.H.L. Disney ◽

B.V. Peterson

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

Single Female ◽

Afrotropical Region ◽

Two New Species

AbstractAlamira peckorum n.sp. is described from a single female from South Africa. Couturiera orientalis n.sp. is described from three females from Malaysia. The latter represents the first record of Alamirinae outside the Afrotropical Region.

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Nematodes associated with terrestrial slugs from canola fields and ornamental nurseries in South Africa

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.12 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4312 (1) ◽

pp. 194 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

ANNIKA PIETERSE ◽

ANTOINETTE P. MALAN ◽

LAURA M. KRUITBOS ◽

WILLEM SIRGEL ◽

JENNA L. ROSS

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Large Subunit ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Nematode Species ◽

First Record ◽

Small Subunit ◽

Western Cape ◽

Molecular Sequence Data ◽

Molecular Sequence

A survey of nematodes that use terrestrial slugs as definitive hosts, was conducted in canola fields and ornamental nurseries located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A total of 3290 slugs were collected from 22 different sites. On the identification of the slugs, they were vivisected and examined for internal nematodes. After identifying the nematodes found, on the basis of their morphological characteristics, their identity was confirmed using molecular sequence data for the internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1, 5.8S, ITS-2), D2-D3 expansion segments of the large subunit (LSU or 28S) and small subunit (SSU or 18S) ribosomal DNA. Of the 22 sites investigated, 13 had nematodes present, with 8 % of the slugs being found to be infected with nematodes. Seven nematode species were confirmed, including Agfa flexilis, Angiostoma margaretae, Angiostoma sp. (SA1), Caenorhabditis elegans, mermithid sp. (SA1), Phasmarhabditis sp. (SA3) and Phasmarhabditis sp. (SA4). In addition, several Angiostoma spp. were also isolated, but could only be identified to genus level due to limited material. Of the seven confirmed species, four were previously undescribed. This is the first record of A. margaretae associating with Deroceras panormitanum, Deroceras reticulatum, Lehmannia valentiana and Oopelta polypunctata. Also, this is the first time that a mermithid has been found associating with molluscs in South Africa.

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Schoenefeldia transiens (Poaceae): Rare new record from the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Bothalia ◽

10.4102/abc.v44i1.325 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Aluoneswi C. Mashau ◽

Albie R. Götze

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

National Park ◽

First Record ◽

Limpopo Province ◽

C4 Grasses ◽

Mining Company ◽

Mpumalanga Province ◽

National Herbarium ◽

Distribution Record ◽

New Distribution

Background: Schoenefeldia is a genus of C4 grasses, consisting of two species in Africa, Madagascar and India. It is the only representative of the genus found in southern Africa, where it was previously only known from a few collections in the southern part of the Kruger National Park (Mpumalanga Province, South Africa), dating from the early 1980s.Objectives: The objective of this study was to document a newly recorded population of Schoenefeldia transiens in an area that is exploited for coal mining.Method: A specimen of S. transiens was collected between Musina and Pontdrift, about 30 km east of Mapungubwe National Park, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The specimen was identified at the National Herbarium (Pretoria).Results: This is not only a new distribution record for the quarter degree grid (QDS: 2229BA), but is also the first record of this grass in the Limpopo Province. The population of S. transiens has already been fragmented and partially destroyed because of mining activities and is under serious threat of total destruction.Conclusion: It is proposed that the population of S. transiens must be considered to be of conservation significance, and the population should be made a high priority in the overall environmental management programme of the mining company that owns the land.

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First record of Lernaea cyprinacea (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) on an imperilled endemic anabantid, Sandelia bainsii (Teleostei: Anabantidae), from the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science ◽

10.2989/16085914.2019.1619513 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 183-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A Chakona ◽

C Rennie ◽

WT Kadye

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

First Record ◽

Eastern Cape Province ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Lernaea Cyprinacea

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First Record of the Water Mold Achlya bisexualis (Saprolegniaceae) Isolated from Ornamental Fish in South Africa

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health ◽

10.1002/aah.10088 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 354-363

Author(s):

Mariska Riana Greeff‐Laubscher ◽

Kevin William Christison ◽

Nicholas Jacobus Smit

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

First Record ◽

Ornamental Fish ◽

Water Mold ◽

Achlya Bisexualis

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First record of Phasmarhabditis papillosa (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in South Africa, and its virulence against the invasive slug, Deroceras panormitanum

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00003105 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (9) ◽

pp. 1035-1050 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Annika Pieterse ◽

Louwrens R. Tiedt ◽

Antoinette P. Malan ◽

Jenna L. Ross

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Biological Control ◽

Additional Data ◽

Biological Control Agent ◽

First Record ◽

Control Agent ◽

Infective Juvenile ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽

African Continent ◽

Significant Mortality

Worldwide interest in Phasmarhabditis originates from the successful commercialisation of P. hermaphrodita as a biological control agent against molluscs in Europe. To date, P. hermaphrodita has not been isolated from South Africa and, therefore, the formulated product may not be sold locally. During a survey for mollusc-associated nematodes, P. papillosa was dissected from the slug, Deroceras reticulatum, collected from George, South Africa. The nematode was identified using a combination of morphological, morphometric, molecular and phylogenetic techniques. Virulence tests were conducted which demonstrated that P. papillosa caused significant mortality to the European invasive slug Deroceras panormitanum. Additional data are provided in the morphometrics of the infective juvenile and in the molecular identification, using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) gene. This is the first report of P. papillosa from the African continent and of its virulence against D. panormitanum.

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