THOMISIDAE

? Heriaeus transvaalicus Simon, 1895: 195 [F]

Localities in Simon (1910) and countries: Between Khakhea and Severelela [Bot].

Distribution in WSC: RSA.

Recent taxonomic treatment: Van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman (2013) .

Remarks: Probably juveniles; no species of Heriaeus were recorded from Botswana in the revision of Van Niekerk & Dippe- naar-Schoeman (2013).

Monaeses austrinus Simon, 1910: 194 [D]

Localities in Simon (1910) and countries: No localities specified.

Distribution in WSC (correct): West, Southern Africa.

Recent taxonomic treatment: Dippenaar-Schoeman (1984).

Runcinia depressa Simon, 1906: 195 [F]

Localities in Simon (1910) and countries: Bechuanaland-protectorate: between Khakhea and Severelela, in the Kalahari [Bot].

Distribution in WSC (correct): Africa.

Recent taxonomic treatment: Dippenaar-Schoeman (1980).

Thomisus schultzei Simon, 1910: 194 [D]

Localities in Simon (1910) and countries: Great Namaqualand: Keetmanshoop. Hereroland: between Gawib and Salem [Nam].

Distribution in WSC: SrnA.

*Actual current distribution: Nam, RSA.

Recent taxonomic treatment: Dippenaar-Schoeman (1983).

? Thomisus tripunctatus Lucas, 1858: 195 [F]

Localities in Simon (1910) and countries: Hereroland [Nam].

Distribution in WSC (correct): West Africa.

Recent taxonomic treatment: Millot (1942).

Remarks: Although Dippenaar-Schoeman (1983) indicated that the species is distributed in Central and West Africa, there are no records in the literature to indicate its occurrence in Central Africa.The record presented here was an uncertain identification, so the species’ current distribution, indicated as West Africa, is probably accurate.

Xysticus namaquensis Simon, 1910: 195 [D]

Localities in Simon (1910) and countries: Petit Namaqualand: Steinkopf, Kamaggas [RSA].

Distribution in WSC (correct): RSA.

Recent taxonomic treatment: Not redescribed.