Introduction
Black Button Spider Latrodectus renivulvatus
Research in the Arachnology Department is concentrated on the medically important spiders in the genus Latrodectus (Theridiidae), the genera Cheiracanthium and Cheiramiona (Miturgidae) and the genera Loxosceles and Sicarius (Sicariidae) of the Afrotropical Region. Spider biodiversity and rare forest spiders of the genera Eriauchenius and Afrarchaea (Archeaidae) and the distribution of Opiliones in southern Africa are also studied.
SANSA (South African National Survey of Arachnida) projects:
- Opiliones of the Free State Province - completed in 2002
- Opiliones of southern Africa - completed in 2009
- Spiders of the Free State Province - ongoing
- Scorpions of the Free State Province – ongoing
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