PHYLUM: ARTHROPODA (exoskeleton, paired segmented appendages)

SUBPHYLUM: CHELICERATA (lack antennae, 1st pair = chelicerae)
CLASS: ARACHNIDA * (4 prs legs)

ORDER: SCORPIONES * (scorpions)

Family: Scorpionidae

Genus: Opistophthalmus (glabrifrons?)

(Shiny burrowing scorpion)

ORDER: ARANEAE * (spiders)

SUBORDER: ORTHOGNATHA (MYGALOMORPHS)

Family: Theraphosidae (baboon spider, tarantula)

Genus: Harpactira baviana

SUBORDER: LABIDOGNATHA (ARANEOMORPHS) (true spiders)

Family: Araneidae (orb-web spiders)

Subfamily: Argiopinae (garden orb-web spiders)

Genus: Argiope ? sp.

Subfamily: Araneinae (typical orb-web spiders)

Genus: Caerostris ? sp.(bark spiders)

Family: Clubionidae (2-claw hunting)

Family: Gnaphosidae (hunting spiders)

Family: Heteropodidae (large wandering crab spiders)

Genus: Palystes castaneus (rain spiders)

Family: Lycosidae (wolf spiders)

Family: Salticidae (jumping spiders)

Family: Thomisidae (crab spiders)

Genus: Thomisus ? 2 species

Family: Zodariidae (armoured spiders)

Genus: Chariobas

ORDER: ACARI * (mites)

SUBORDER: IXODOIDEA (ticks)

Family: Ixodidae (hard ticks)

Genus: Amblyomma marmoreum (tortoise tick)

ORDER: PSUEDOSCORPIONES (pseudoscorpions)

ORDER: SOLIFUGAE (windspider or sun spiders)

Subphylum: Crustacea (mainly aquatic, 2prs antennae, some 2

branched appendages)

CLASS: MALACOSTRACA

ORDER: ISOPODA (woodlice)

ORDER: DECAPODA

Section: Anomura (crabs)

Family:

Genus: Potamonautes perlatus (river crab)

Family:

Genus: Varuna litterata (swimming crab)

Subphylum: Uniramia (1 pr antennae, appendages not branched)

CLASS: DIPLOPODA (millipedes)

ORDER: JULIFORMIA (worm like millipedes, songololos)

ORDER: POLYDESMOIDEA (keeled millipedes)

ORDER: ONISCOMORPHA (pill millipedes)

CLASS: CHILOPODA (centipedes)

ORDER: SCUTIGEROMORPHA (house centipedes)

CLASS: HEXAPODA (insects, 6 legs)

SUBCLASS: APTERYGOTA (without wings)

ORDER: COLEMBOLA (springtails)

ORDER: THYSANURA (fishmoths)

SUBCLASS: PTERYGOTA (with wings, secondary wingloss in some cases)

Infraclass: Palaeoptera (abscence of wingflexing mechanism)

ORDER: ODONATA (dragonflies & damselflies)

SUBORDER: ZYGOPTERA (damselflies)

SUBORDER: ANISOPTERA (dragonflies)

Superfamily: Aeshnoidea

Family: Aeshnidae

Genus: Anax imperator mauricianus Rambur

Infraclass: Neoptera (wingflexing mechanism, secondary loss

in some)

"Division": Exopterygota (hemimetabolous life cycle)

"Subdivision": Orthopteroid (chewing mouthparts, many wing veins, cerci)

ORDER: BLATTODEA (cockroaches)

SUBORDER: BLATTODEA

Family: Blaberidae

ORDER: MANTODEA (mantids)

ORDER: DERMAPTERA (earwigs)

ORDER: ORTHOPTERA (grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, etc)

Suborder: Ensifera

Superfamily: Tettigonioidea (longhorn grasshoppers)

Family: Tettigoniidae

Superfamily: Grylloidea

Family: Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets)

Genus: Gryllotalpa africana

Suborder: Caelifera

Superfamily: Acridoidea (short-horned grasshopper)

Family: Pamphagidae

Family: Acrididae

ORDER: PHASMATODEA (stick insects)

"Subdivision": Hemipteroid (modified chewing or sucking mouthparts)

ORDER: HEMIPTERA (bugs)

Suborder: Heteroptera

"Division": Geocorisae

Superfamily: Pentatomoidea

Family: Cydnidae (burrower bugs)

Genus: Cydnus sp.

Suborder: Homoptera

Family: Cicadellidae

Subfamily: Ulopinae ? (leafhoppers)

Genus: Cephalelus ?

"Division": Endopterygota (holometabolous life cycle)

ORDER: NEUROPTERA (lacewings, antlions, etc)

ORDER: COLEOPTERA (beetles)

Suborder: Adephaga

Family: Cicindelidae (tiger beetles)

Suborder: Polyphaga

Family: Staphylinidae (rove beetles)

Genus: Staphylinus hottentotus

Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea

Family: Scarabaeidae (scarabs)

Subfamily: Cetoniinae (fruit chafers)

Subfamily: Rutelinae (monkey beetles)

Genus: Heterochelus bipartitus Burm.

Superfamily: Buprestoidea

Family: Buprestidae (metallic wood-boring beetles)

Subfamily: Acmaeoderinae

Genus: Acmaeodera (a.) longicrinis Obenberger

Genus: Acmaeodera sp.

Superfamily: Cantharoidea

Family: Lampyridae (fireflies)

Family: Lycidae (net-winged beetles)

Superfamily: Cucujoidea

Family: Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles)

Family: Meloidae (blister beetles)

Subfamily: Chilocorinae

Genus: Exocomus sp.

Superfamily: Curculionoidea (weevils)

ORDER: DIPTERA (flies)

Suborder: Nematocera

Family: Tipulidae (crane flies)

Family: Chironomidae (midges)

Suborder: Brachycera

Family: Tabanidae (horse flies)

Family: Asilidae (robber flies)

Family: Bombyliidae (bee flies)

Genus: Bombylus micans Wiedmann

Suborder: Cyclorrhapha

"Division": Aschiza

Family: Syrphidae

"Division": Schizophora

Family: Calliphoridae (blow flies)

Family: Sarcophagidae (flesh flies)

ORDER: LEPIDOPTERA (moths & butterflies)

Suborder: Ditrysia

Superfamily: Hesperioidea (butterfies - part)

Family: Hesperiidae (skippers)

Superfamily: Papilionoidea (butterflies)

Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)

Subfamily: Satyrinae (browns)

Genus: Tarsocera cassina (Butler)

Family: Lycaenidae

Genus: Phasis thero thero (Linnaeus)

Genus: Cacyreus lingeus lingeus (Stoll)

Family: Papilionidae

Genus: Princeps demodocus demodocus (Citrus Swallow-

tail, Christmas Butterfly,Esper, 1798)

Superfamily: Sphingoidea

Family: Sphingidae (hawk moths)

Genus: Macroglossum trochilus (Huber)

Superfamily: Noctuoidea

Family: Arctiidae (tiger moths, footmen, ermines)

Family: Ctenuchidae (handmaidens)

Family: Noctuidae (owl moths)

ORDER: HYMENOPTERA (wasps & ants)

Suborder: Apocrita

Family: Diapriidae

Genus: Basalys sp.

Genus: Trichopria sp.

Family: Scelionidae

Genus: Baeus spp. (3)

Genus: Gryon sp.

Genus: Idris sp.

Family: Platygasteridae

Genus: Amblyaspis sp.

Genus: Synopeas sp.

Superfamily: Chalcidoidea

Family: Torymidae

Genus: Megastigmus sp.

Superfamily: Sphecoidea

Family: Sphecidae

Genus: Trypoxylon sp.

Genus: Larra sp.

Superfamily: Apoidea (bees)

Superfamily: Formicoidea (ants)

Family: Formicidae

Subfamily: Dorylinae

Genus: Dorylus helvolus L. (red driver ant)

Subfamily:

Genus: Camponotus baynei

C. werthi

Monomorium sp.

Crematogaster peringuei

Linepitherme humile

Pheidole capensis

Tetramorium quadrispinosum

Iridomyrmex humilis