scholarly journals Expanding the geographical distribution of the Egyptian Mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758), in South Africa

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-599
Author(s):  
Lourens H. Swanepoel ◽  
Daan Loock ◽  
Wayne S. Matthews ◽  
Kevin W. Emslie
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Egyptian Mongoose ◽  
Herpestes Ichneumon

The current geographical distribution of the Egyptian Mongoose or Large Grey Mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758), in South Africa is limited to the south-eastern coastal and eastern sections of the country. One recent sighting in the central part of the country suggested a wider geographical distribution. In this study, we report on confirmed sightings of the Egyptian Mongoose on consecutive years in the central part (at Sasol’s Synfuels Plant in Secunda) of the country. Our sightings thus expand the distribution of the Egyptian Mongoose in South Africa to include some sections of the central to eastern part of the country.

Social Aspects of First Fruits Ceremonies among the South-Eastern Bantu

Africa ◽  
1938 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Gluckmann
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Fertile Soil ◽  
Actual Effect ◽  
Opening Paragraph

Opening ParagraphThe Zulu live on the south-east coast of South Africa, in a region of fertile soil, watered by fair summer rains which are occasionally interrupted by drought. Towards the end of the agricultural season they hold a great tribal ceremony, which Sir James Frazer cites as a typical first fruits sacrament, though the ceremony itself has many different rites. I hope in this paper to show that these, and the taboos on the early eating of the first fruits, together with the ritual approach to them, guard against socially disruptive forces. To the natives the importance of the ceremony is that it protects them against mystical powers; their actual effect must be sought by the anthropologist.

scholarly journals Art. V.—Grammatical Note on the Gwamba Language in South Africa

1884 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-73
Author(s):  
Paul Berthoud
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern

The Gwamba language belongs to the South-Eastern Branch of the Bántu family of languages, according to Dr. Bleek's system of classification. But this language was never known, under its true name, until the Swiss missionaries settled among the Ma-Gwamba people and studied their language. In his Comparative Grammar Dr. Bleek calls it by the name of Tekeza; and, complaining of the scanty materials which he could get, he says (§ 32): “Tekeza dialects are known to us only through short vocabularies.”

A Taxonomic Revision of the Othonna bulbosa Group (Asteraceae: Senecioneae: Othonninae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon L. Magoswana ◽  
James S. Boatwright ◽  
Anthony R. Magee ◽  
John C. Manning
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Cape Floristic Region ◽  
The South ◽  
Winter Rainfall ◽  
African Species ◽  
Taxonomic Treatment ◽  
Rainfall Region

Othonna L. (Asteraceae: Senecioneae: Othonninae) is a genus of some 120 species concentrated in the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) of South Africa, with a few species extending into southern Namibia, Angola, and Zimbabwe. The South African species of Othonna were last revised more than a century ago, and many species, particularly from the southern African winter rainfall region, remain poorly understood. This study focused on the geophytic species comprising the O. bulbosa group, distinguished by their tuberous rootstock and annual, leafy, aerial stems. A comprehensive taxonomic treatment is presented, including descriptions, complete nomenclature and typification, illustrations, and geographical distribution. Twenty-five species are recognized, of which four are newly described (O. lilacina Magoswana & J. C. Manning, O. nigromontana Magoswana & J. C. Manning, O. revoluta Magoswana & J. C. Manning, and O. sinuata Magoswana & J. C. Manning), and 18 names are reduced to synonymy. The species differ in habit, shape and incision of foliage, capitulum type (radiate vs. disciform), number of involucral bracts, pappus length, and cypselae (myxogenic vs. nonmyxogenic). We place the species into four morphologically diagnosable series (series Heterophyllae Magoswana & J. C. Manning, series Disciformes Magoswana & J. C. Manning, series Perfoliatae Magoswana & J. C. Manning, and series Undulosae Magoswana & J. C. Manning) based on habit and capitulum type.

The genus Rubus in South Africa. I. Chromosome numbers and geographical distribution of species

Bothalia ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 591-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Spies ◽  
H. Du Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Chromosome Numbers ◽  
The Other ◽  
The South ◽  
African Species ◽  
Rubus Species ◽  
First Time

The geographical distribution of 14 of the Rubus species in South Africa is presented. Chromosome numbers of nine of the species were determined: six for the first time, one is confirmed and additional polyploid levels are described for the other two species. It is demonstrated that the South African species of the subgenus Idaeobatus contain less diploid specimens and more polyploid specimens than their extra-African counterparts. This phenomenon could be attributed to hybridization between the subgenera Eubatus and  Idaeobatus.

Host Relations and Distribution of Species of Caeculisoma (Acarina, Erythraeidae) Parasitizing Grasshoppers in Australia, With Supplementary Information for the Genus Trombella (Trombellidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
KHL Key
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Supplementary Information ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Host Relations

The geographical distribution and host relations of the two species of Caeculisoma whose larvae are known to parasitise adult grasshoppers (Caelifera) in Australia are described. Most of the data refer to C. darwiniense, with 207 specimens taken at 97 localities on 140 individual hosts belonging to 57 species. Its distribution probably extends over all but the south-eastern and south-western corners of mainland Australia. C. cooremani was recorded only from the central western coast of Western Australia. Only Acrididae of the subfamilies Catantopinae, Cyrtacanthacridinae, and Acridinae appear to be attacked. In C. darwiniense there is little evidence of discrimination in parasitisation of different host species or between the sexes. Most host individuals are parasitised by only a single mite. Some 80% of the mites were attached to the tegmen or wing, especially the latter. In this respect C. darwiniense differs radically from Trornbella cucumifera.

scholarly journals IV.—On the Correlation of the Palæozoio Rocks of South Africa

1902 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walcot Gibson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
The South ◽  
Eastern Province ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Table Mountain ◽  
Rock Formations ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Recent Account

The publication of the Annual Reports for 1898 and 1899 of the Cape Geological Commission, coupled with the recent account of the geology of the Transvaal Colony by Dr. Molengraaff, and of which a short abstract has appeared in this Magazine, adds considerably to the knowledge of South African geology. The succession of the rock formations at the Cape has been constantly used as a basis of classification for the rock systems south of the Zambesi. In his recent paper Dr. Molengraaff correlates the formations of the Transvaal Colony with those met with in the south-eastern provinces of Cape Colony, and emphasizes the fact that the three stages of the Pretoria, Dolomite, and Black Reef series of the Transvaal Colony may be compared with the Witteberg, Bokkeveld, and Table Mountain Sandstone series of the Cape. It may therefore be of service to show on what grounds this supposed correlation is based. To do this the succession at the Cape of the formations below the Beaufort Beds in the typical region of the south-eastern province will first be given.

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