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Program
Saturday 2 February 2007 |
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| Arrival of international delegates in Pretoria | |
Sunday 3 February 2008 |
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| 10h00 | International delegates depart for Lajuma |
| 12h00-17h00 | Registration, set up of posters |
| 17h00 | Welcoming function |
Monday 4 February 2008 |
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| 08h00-09h00 | Breakfast |
| 09h00-09h05 | Welcome - Dr. A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman |
| 09h05-09h15 | Opening - Dr. Stefan Foord |
| PAPER SESSION
SESSION 1— BIOSYSTEMATICS CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Cristina Rheims |
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| 09h15-09h35 | Van Niekerk, P. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. - A revision of the spider genus Simorcus Simon (Araneae: Thomisidae) of the Afrotropical Region. |
| 09h35-09h55 | Haddad, C.R., Bonaldo, A.B., Ramirez, M.J. & Labarque, F. - A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus Mandaneta Strand, 1932 (Araneae, Corinnidae). |
| 09h55-10h15 | Lyle, R. & Haddad, C. - Tracheline sac spiders of the Afrotropical region, with a revision of the genus Cetonana Strand, 1929 (Araneae: Corinnidae). |
| 10h15-10h35 | Jocqué, R. - Some like it short: the radiation of the genera Capheris and Systenoplacis (Araneae, Zodariidae) without lengthening of the embolus. |
| 10h35-11h00 | Morning tea/coffee |
| PAPER SESSION SESSION 2 - BIOSYSTEMATICS CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Leon Lotz |
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| 11h00-11h20 | Haddad, C.R., Lyle, R., Bosselaers, J. & Ramirez, M.J. - A revision of the endemic South African spider genus Austrachelas Lawrence, 1938, with its transfer to the Gallieniellidae (Arachnida: Araneae). |
| 11h20-11h40 | Honiball, A.S. - A multidisciplinary analysis of the systematics of the Afrotropical crab spider subfamily Dietinae (Araneae: Thomisidae). |
| 11h40-12h00 | Kassimatis, E. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. - Species diversity of the spider family Araneidae (Araneae) in the Afrotropical Region. |
| 12h00-12h20 | GROUP PHOTO |
| 12h20-14h00 | Lunch |
| PAPER SESSION SESSION 3 — OONOPIDAE CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Rudy Jocqué |
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| 14h00-14h20 | Fannes, W., De Bakker, D., Loosveldt, K. & Jocqué, R. - How diverse are arboreal oonopid assemblages? An estimate by means of canopy fogging. |
| 14h20-14h40 | Wang, X.P. - The Goblin Spider PBI Databases and its multi-user approach: exploring the species descriptive database. |
| 14h40-15h00 | Burger, M. - Sperm dumping in a haplogyne spider. |
| 15h00-15h20 | Haddad, C.R. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. - Oonopidae survey in Southern Africa. |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS | |
| 15h30-16h00 | Afternoon tea/coffee |
| POSTER SESSION | |
| 16h00-17h00 | SESSION 4 CHAIRPERSON: Ms. Meg Cumming |
| Marais, P., Van den Berg, A.M. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. - Effects of genetically modified Bt maize on spider (Arachnidae: Araneae) populations in the Delmas district, Mpumalanga, South Africa. | |
| Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Van den Berg A.M. Spiders in citrus orchards in South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae). | |
| Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., González Reyes, X. & Harvey, M.S. - Present status of the Solifugae (sun-spiders) of South Africa (Arachnida, Solifugae). | |
| Foord, S.H., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Van Rensburg, B.J., Haddad, C.R. & Van den Berg, A.M. - Preliminary patterns of spider (Arachnida: Araneae) diversity in the Savanna Biome of South Africa. | |
| Mathebula, S. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. - First arachnid survey from the North West Province: the Rustenburg Nature Reserve. | |
| Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Jones, A.S., Haddad, C. & Lotz, L. - SANSA surveys in the Free State: the spider fauna of the Mpetsane Conservation Estate (Arachnida: Araneae). | |
| 19h00 | Dinner |
Tuesday 5 February 2008 |
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| 08h00-09h00 | Breakfast |
| PAPER SESSION 5 — SANSA WORKSHOP CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Stefan Foord |
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| 09h00-09h40 | Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Haddad, C.R. - The South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA). |
| 09h40-10h05 | Fourie, R. & Haddad, C.R. - Diversity and abundance of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the field and tree layers of Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve, Free State Province. |
| 10h05-10h25 | Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Myburg, J. - A review of spiders from caves in South Africa (Arachnidae: Araneae). |
| 10h25-10h45 | Leroy, A. & Leroy, J. - Spiders collected and photographed in the northern Cedarberg in Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve, Northern Cape (Araneae). |
| 10h45-11h00 | Morning tea/coffee |
| PAPER SESSION 6 — SANSA (continue) CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Domir de Bakker |
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| 11h00-11h20 | Lotz, L.N. - The spiders of the Free State Province: the start of a long term project. |
| 11h20-11h40 | Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Prendini, L. & Van den Berg, A. - SANSA surveys of the Savanna Biome: the rich arachnid fauna of the Nylsvley Nature Reserve (Arachnida: Araneae, Scorpiones). |
| 11h40-12h00 | Kassimatis, E.J., Leroy, A., & Leroy, J. Southern African National Botanical Gardens: preliminary results. |
| 12h00-12h20 | Foord, S.H., Mafadza, M.M., Van Rensburg, B.J. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. - Small-scale heterogeneity of spider (Arachnida: Araneae) species composition and assemblage structure in the Soutpansberg, South Africa: implications for conservation |
| 12h20-14h00 | Lunch |
| PAPER SESSION 7 — AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY CHAIRPERSON: Mr. Charles Haddad |
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| 14h00-14h20 | Mbumba, J. J. & Jocqué, R. - Resilience and phenology of soil dwelling spiders in a lowland rainforest. |
| 14h20-14h40 | Cumming, M. - The separate lives of 47 species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) inhabiting a one-hectare site in suburban Harare, Zimbabwe; a ten-year study. |
| 14h40-15h00 | Seyfulina, R. R. - Species richness of the spider family Linyphiidae (Araneae) in tropical Africa. |
| 15h00-15h20 | Haddad, C.R., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Cumming, M. - Termitophily and termitophagy in spiders: an African phenomenon? |
| 15h20-15h40 | Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Haddad, C.R. & Van den Berg, A.M. - Spiders can help the African farmer to combat pests. |
| 15h40-16h00 | DISCUSSION |
| 16h00-18h00 | HAPPY HOUR |
| 19h00 | Dinner |
Wednesday 6 February 2008 (free day) |
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| 08h00-09h00 | Breakfast |
| ORGANIZED COLLECTING TRIP ON LAJUMA | |
| Picnic lunches provided | |
| 16h00-18h00 | HAPPY HOUR |
| Catch of the day | |
| Photo competition | |
| Awards | |
| 19h00 | Dinner |
Thursday 7 February 2008 |
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| 08h00-09h00 | Breakfast |
| PAPER SESSION 9 —
EDUCATION & DATABASES CHAIRPERSON: Dr. Matthias Burger |
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| 09h00-09h20 | Roff, J. - Can spiders change the world? Arachnids in Environmental education |
| 09h20-09h40 | Leroy, A. & Engelbrecht, I. - Presenting a beginners' I.D. course for those who know NOTHING about spiders. |
| 09h40-10h00 | Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Jocqué, R. - AFRAD database - way forward. |
| 10h00-10h40 | Rheims, C.A. & Brescovit, A.D. Biodiversity of Arachnida and Myriapoda of the state of São Paulo (BIOTA-FAPESP Program). |
| 10h40-11h00 | Morning tea/coffee |
| SESSION 10 CHAIRPERSON: Dr. A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman |
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| 11h00-12h00 | AFRAS general meeting |
| 12h00-14h00 | Lunch |
| Afternoon free for collecting, talking or resting | |
| 16h00-18h00 | HAPPY HOUR |
| 19h00 | Colloquium dinner |
| Leroy, A. & Leroy, J. "From Roodeplaat to Lajuma - 8 meetings and some interesting people"! | |
| Awards ceremony | |
Friday 8 February 2008 |
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| 08h30 | Departure |
| 09h00 | Fogging demonstration 8-10 February at Lajuma. |
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