Robin Lyle

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive, cross-taxa overview of the soil biota of South Africa and discuss the literature and sampling methods used to assess soil biodiversity, available taxonomic expertise and main collections within South Africa, the availability of identification guides and online resources, and the status and distribution of described species.

TL;DR: The South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA) was initiated in 1997 as discussed by the authors to document and describe the arachnid fauna of South Africa, to consolidate all the available data on South African arachns into one relational database and to make this biodiversity information available to science; and to address issues concerning their conservation and sustainable use.

TL;DR: All available information on spider species distribution in the South African Savanna Biome was compiled and it is revealed that at a large scale the eastern region is much better surveyed than the western parts, but at finer scales throughout the region, several areas have little information.

TL;DR: Three new genera of sac spiders of the subfamily Trachelinae (Corinnidae) are described from southern Africa, represented by three new species, and two species groups are recognised based on leg morphology.

TL;DR: Information on spider species distribution in the South African Grassland Biome was compiled and a rarity index, taking into account an endemicity index and an abundance index, was determined to give a preliminary indication of the conservation importance of each species.