Mozambique BugShot 2018 Checklist

BugShot Mozambique 2018 left behind many memories. From the constant warnings of lions that wanted to eat us, the vastness of the African savannah, the gigantic potholes on the road from Beira to Gorongosa, the sandstorms we kicked up from our trucks on each field trip, the baboons and warthogs right outside our rooms, the never-ending chocolate mousse, and of course, the bugs and the wonderful bug-people.

BugShot is a series of macro photography workshops. Some are held in the USA and one would be held in an exotic location in some other part of the world each year. Conducted from 20 to 29 May 2018 at Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa, all of the organisation work in BugShot Mozambique 2018 was done by Piotr Naskrecki with John and Kendra Abbott, joined by instructors Thomas Shahan and myself.

The next BugShot will be held in the cloud forests of Mindo, Ecuador from Aug 17th-24th, 2019. I won't be part of this workshop, but do check out BugShot Ecuador 2019 if you are interested!

This post is a checklist of what I've photographed and sorted taxonomically. I would like to thank the following for providing most of the identifications.

• Members of The Spider Club of Southern Africa for most spider IDs
• Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman for identification of most Araneidae, Thomisidae

Identifications are usually not very accurate when done from photos alone. Please let me know if you spot any mistakes. If you like this checklist, you would probably be interested in the Spiders of Madagascar checklist as well.

Macro Photography Equipment

All photos in this post were taken with the Nikon D850, Tamron 90mm and Laowa 2:1 100mm (not available yet), sometimes with a cctv lens attached. Almost all shots were lighted with a wireless macro flash system Meike MK-MT24 mounted on FotoPro DMM-903s flexible flash arms.

Legend

♂	Male
♀	Female
(Juv)	Juvenile / Nymph / Larva

Phylum: Arthropoda Lankester, 1904

Class: Arachnida Lamarck, 1801

Order: Araneae Clerck, 1757

Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757

Araneus apricus (Karsch, 1884) ♀

Araneus apricus (Karsch, 1884) ♀

Genus: Argiope Audouin, 1826

Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772)
or Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 ♀

Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772)
or Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 ♀ (Juv)

Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772)
or Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 ♀

Argiope australis (Walckenaer, 1805) ♀

Genus: Caerostris Thorell, 1868

Caerostris cf. linnaeus Gregorič, 2015 (Juv)

Caerostris cf. linnaeus Gregorič, 2015 (Juv)

Genus: Clitaetra Simon, 1889

Clitaetra cf. irenae Kuntner, 2006 Juv

Genus: Cyclosa Menge, 1866

Cyclosa sp. ♀ 2238

Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) ♀

Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802) ♀

Cyclosa sp. ♀ 5540

Cyclosa sp. ♀ 4133

Cyclosa sp. ♀ 6539

cf. Cyclosa sp. ♂ 5025

Genus: Cyrtophora Simon, 1864

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♀

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♀

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♀

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♀

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♀

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♂

Genus: Eriovixia Archer, 1951

Eriovixia sp. (Juv)

Genus: Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833

Gasteracantha falcicornis Butler, 1873 ♀

Gasteracantha falcicornis Butler, 1873 ♀

Gasteracantha falcicornis Butler, 1873 ♀

cf. Gasteracantha sp. Sub ♂

Gasteracantha cf. sanguinolenta C.L. Koch, 1844 ♀ (Juv)

Genus: Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914

Hypsacantha crucimaculata (Dahl, 1914) ♀

Genus: Isoxya Simon, 1885

Isoxya tabulata (Thorell, 1859) ♀

Isoxya tabulata (Thorell, 1859) ♀

Genus: Neoscona Simon, 1864

Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858) ♀

Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858) ♂

Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837) ♀

Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837) ♀

Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864) ♀

Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864) ♀

Neoscona sp. ♀

Neoscona cf. hirta (C.L. Koch, 1844) ♀

cf. Neoscona sp. ♂

cf. Neoscona sp. ♀

Neoscona sp. ♀

Neoscona theisi theisiella (Tullgren, 1910) ♀

Genus: Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1940

Pararaneus cyrtoscapus (Pocock, 1898) ♂ 6081

Pararaneus perforatus (Thorell, 1899) ♂

Genus: Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843

Poltys furcifer Simon, 1881 ♀

Poltys furcifer Simon, 1881 ♀

Poltys sp.

Poltys sp.

Genus: Prasonica Simon, 1895

Prasonica nigrotaeniata (Simon, 1909) ♀

Prasonica nigrotaeniata (Simon, 1909) ♀

Genus: Unknown

Araneidae

Family: Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877

Ctenidae 2235

Ctenidae 2228

Ctenidae 4692

Ctenidae 4862

Ctenidae 5366

Ctenidae 5351

Ctenidae 5512

Ctenidae 5525

Family: Dipluridae Simon, 1889

Genus: Thelechoris Karsch, 1881

Thelechoris striatipes (Simon, 1889)

Thelechoris striatipes (Simon, 1889)

Family: Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1845

Genus: Stegodyphus Simon, 1873

Stegodyphus africanus (Blackwall, 1866) ♂

Stegodyphus africanus (Blackwall, 1866) ♀♂

Family: Eutichuridae Lehtinen, 1967

Genus: Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839

Cheiracanthium sp. ♂

Cheiracanthium sp. ♂

Cheiracanthium sp. ♀

Cheiracanthium sp. ♀

cf. Cheiracanthium sp. ♂

Family: Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867

Filistatidae ♀

Family: Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898

Genus: Zelotes Gistel, 1848

Zelotes sp.

Zelotes sp.

Family: Idiopidae Simon, 1892

Genus: Ctenolophus Purcell, 1904

Ctenolophus sp. ♂

Ctenolophus sp. ♂

Family: Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Lycosidae

cf. Evippomma sp. or Evippa sp.

Lycosidae 6261

Lycosidae 6276

Family: Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870

Genus: Hamataliwa Keyserling, 1887

Hamataliwa sp.

Hamataliwa sp.

Genus: Oxyopes Latreille, 1804

Oxyopes cf. flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858)

Oxyopes cf. flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858)

Oxyopes cf. jacksoni Lessert, 1915

Oxyopes cf. jacksoni Lessert, 1915

Oxyopes sp. 4769

Oxyopes sp. 4773

Genus: Peucetia Thorell, 1869

Peucetia pulchra (Blackwall, 1865)

Peucetia pulchra (Blackwall, 1865)

Family: Nephilidae Simon, 1894

Nephilidae was resurrected in Dec 2018. Before that, it used to be in the subfamily Nephilinae under Araneidae.

Genus: Nephilingis Kuntner, 2013

Nephilingis cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) ♀

Nephilingis cruentata (Fabricius, 1775) ♀

Genus: Trichonephila Dahl, 1911

Nephila fenestrata and Nephila senegalensis were transferred to Trichonephila in Dec 2018 by Kuntner et al.

Trichonephila fenestrata Thorell, 1859 ♀

Trichonephila fenestrata Thorell, 1859 ♀

Trichonephila senegalensis (Walckenaer, 1842) ♀

Trichonephila senegalensis (Walckenaer, 1842) ♀

Family: Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870

Genus: Palpimanus Dufour, 1820

Palpimanus cf. giltayi Lessert, 1936 ♀

Palpimanus cf. giltayi Lessert, 1936 ♀

Palpimanus cf. giltayi Lessert, 1936 ♀

Palpimanus cf. giltayi Lessert, 1936 ♀

Family: Philodromidae Thorell, 1870

Genus: Tibellus Simon, 1875

Tibellus cf. kibonotensis Lessert, 1919

Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Genus: Leptopholcus Simon, 1893

Leptopholcus cf. gracilis Berland, 1920 ♀

Leptopholcus cf. gracilis Berland, 1920 ♀

Genus: Smeringopus Simon, 1890

cf. Smeringopus sp. 6541

Family: Pisauridae Simon, 1890

Genus: Euprosthenops Pocock, 1897

Euprosthenops cf. australis Simon, 1898

Genus: Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876

cf. Nilus sp.

cf. Nilus sp.

Genus: Unknown

Pisauridae

Pisauridae

Pisauridae

Pisauridae 6526

Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Genus: Brancus Simon, 1902

Brancus mustela (Simon, 1902) ♀

Brancus mustela (Simon, 1902) ♀

Genus: Hyllus C. L. Koch, 1846

Hyllus cf. argyrotoxus Simon, 1902 ♀

Hyllus cf. argyrotoxus Simon, 1902 ♀

Hyllus argyrotoxus Simon, 1902 ♂

Hyllus argyrotoxus Simon, 1902 ♂

Hyllus cf. treleaveni Peckham & Peckham, 1902 ♀

Hyllus cf. treleaveni Peckham & Peckham, 1902 ♀

Hyllus sp. ♀ 3687

Hyllus sp. ♀ 3719

Hyllus sp. ♀ 4218

Hyllus sp. ♀ 4229

Genus: Menemerus Simon, 1868

Menemerus zimbabwensis Wesolowska, 1999 ♂

Menemerus zimbabwensis Wesolowska, 1999 ♂

Menemerus zimbabwensis Wesolowska, 1999 ♀

Menemerus zimbabwensis Wesolowska, 1999 ♀

Genus: Mexcala Peckham & Peckham, 1902

Mexcala cf. elegans Peckham & Peckham, 1903 ♂

Mexcala cf. elegans Peckham & Peckham, 1903 ♂

Mexcala sp. ♂

Genus: Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839

Myrmarachne ichneumon (Simon, 1886) ♂

Genus: Portia Karsch, 1878

Portia cf. schultzi Karsch, 1878 ♀

Portia cf. schultzi Karsch, 1878 ♀

Genus: Thyene Simon, 1885

Thyene bucculenta (Gerstäcker, 1873) ♂

Thyene bucculenta (Gerstäcker, 1873) ♂

Genus: Tusitala Peckham & Peckham, 1902

Tusitala sp. ♂♀

Tusitala sp. ♂♀

Genus: Unknown

Salticidae ♂ 2766

Salticidae ♂ 2770

Salticidae ♀ 2541

Salticidae 5826

Salticidae 4269

Salticidae 4274

Salticidae 5007

Salticidae 5014

Salticidae 5022

Salticidae 3891

Salticidae 6309

Salticidae 6304

Family: Selenopidae Simon, 1897

Genus: Selenops Latreille, 1819

Selenops sp. ♀ 2385

Selenops sp. ♀ 2345

Selenops sp. ♂ 2724

Selenops sp. ♂ 2731

Selenops sp. ♀ 3036

Selenops sp. ♀ 3027

Family: Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872

Genus: Olios Walckenaer, 1837

Olios sp. ♀

Olios sp. ♀

Family: Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866

Genus: Leucauge White, 1841

Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930 ♀

Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930 ♀

Genus: Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804

Tetragnatha sp. 5571

Tetragnatha sp. 5579

Tetragnatha sp. ♀ 2608

Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870

Genus: Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897

cf. Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897

cf. Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897

cf. Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897

Theraphosidae 6131

Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Genus: Argyrodes Thorell, 1869

Argyrodes sp. ♀

Genus: Meotipa Simon, 1894

cf. Meotipa sp.

Genus: Thwaitesia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881

Read more: Transformation of the Mirror Spider

Thwaitesia sp. ♀

Thwaitesia sp. ♀

Genus: Tidarren Chamberlin & Ivie, 1934

Tidarren sp. ♀

Tidarren sp. ♀

Tidarren sp. web ♀

Genus: Unknown

Theridiidae 5340

Theridiidae 5343

Theridiidae 6187 ♀

Theridiidae 6155 ♀

Theridiidae 6521

Family: Thomisidae Sundevall,1833

Genus: Mystaria Simon, 1895

Mystaria savannensis Lewis & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2014 ♀

Mystaria savannensis Lewis & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2014 ♀

Genus: Oxytate L. Koch, 1878

Oxytate argenteooculata (Simon, 1886)

Oxytate argenteooculata (Simon, 1886)

Genus: Platythomisus Doleschall, 1859

Platythomisus sibayius Lawrence, 1968

Platythomisus sibayius Lawrence, 1968

Genus: Synema Simon, 1864

Synema mandibulare Dahl, 1907

Synema mandibulare Dahl, 1907

Synema diana (Audouin, 1826)

Synema imitator (Pavesi, 1883)

Genus: Thomisops Karsch, 1879

Thomisops pupa Karsch, 1879 ♀

Thomisops pupa Karsch, 1879 ♀

Genus: Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805

Thomisus granulatus Karsch, 1880 ♀

Thomisus granulatus Karsch, 1880 ♀

Thomisus citrinellus Simon, 1875 ♀

Thomisus citrinellus Simon, 1875 ♀

Thomisus daradioides Simon, 1890 ♀

Thomisus daradioides Simon, 1890 ♀

Family: Uloboridae Thorell, 1869

Uloboridae

Uloboridae

Family: Unknown

Mygalomorphae 6104

Mygalomorphae 6108

Order: Ixodida Leach, 1815

Family: Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844

Ixodidae

Ixodidae

Ixodidae

Order: Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837

Family: Hemiscorpiidae

Genus: Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861

cf. Opisthacanthus sp.

cf. Opisthacanthus sp.

Order: Solifugae Sundevall, 1833

Solifugae

Solifugae

Family: Solpugidae Leach, 1815

Genus: Solpuga Lichtenstein, 1796

Solpuga sp.

Solpuga sp.

Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758

Order: Blattodea Wattenwyl, 1882

Family: Blaberidae Saussure, 1864

Subfamily: Perisphaerinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865

Blattodea

Perisphaerinae

Genus: Derocalymma Burmeister, 1838

Derocalymma sp. ♂

Derocalymma sp. ♂

Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Attelabidae Billberg, 1820

Parapoderus cf. nigripennis Voss,1926

Family: Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802

Cerambycidae

Family: Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802

Genus: Aspidimorpha Hope, 1840

Aspidimorpha cf. ertli Spaeth, 1906

Family: Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807

Genus: Epilachna Dejean, 1837

Epilachna gr. dregei

Family: Curculionidae Latreille, 1802

Curculionidae

Curculionidae

Family: Lycidae Laporte, 1836

Genus: Lycus Fabricius, 1787

Lycus cf. constrictus

Family: Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810

Hycleus cf. bifasciatus (Olivier, 1795)

Family: Ptilodactylidae Laporte, 1836

Genus: Ptilodactyla Illiger, 1807

cf. Ptilodactyla sp.

Family: Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802

Genus: Garreta Janssens, 1940

Garreta nitens (Olivier, 1789)

Family: Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802

Genus: Endustomus Bręme, 1846

Endustomus sp.

Genus: Himatismus Erichson, 1843

Himatismus sp.

Genus: Psammodes Kirby, 1819

Psammodes sp.

Genus: Unknown

Lagriini

Sepidiiini, cf. Dichtha sp.

Order: Diptera Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Asilidae Latreille 1802

Asilidae

Family: Culicidae Meigen, 1818

Culicidae

Family: Diopsidae Bilberg, 1820

Diopsidae

Diopsidae

Family: Syrphidae Latreille, 1802

Syrphidae 4392

Syrphidae 5549

Order: Hemiptera Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Issidae Spinola, 1839

Issidae

Family: Lophopidae Stål, 1866

Lophopidae

Lophopidae

Family: Membracidae Rafinesque, 1815

Membracidae

Membracidae

Family: Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875

Monophlebidae

Monophlebidae

Order: Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Apidae Linnaeus, 1758

Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Formicidae Latreille, 1809

Paltothyreus cf. tarsatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Family: Mutillidae André, 1907

Mutillidae

Family: Pompilidae Latreille, 1805

Pompilidae

Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758

Lepidoptera 3830

Lepidoptera 3838

Lepidoptera 4478

Amerila sp.

Order: Mantodea Burmeister, 1838

Family: Sibyllidae Giglio-Tos, 1919

Sibylla pretiosa Stal, 1856 (Juv)

Sibylla pretiosa Stal, 1856 (Juv)

Order: Neuroptera Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Ascalaphidae Rambur, 1842

Ascalaphidae (Juv)

Ascalaphidae (Juv)

Order: Odonata Fabricius, 1793

Infraorder: Anisoptera Selys, 1854

Family: Libellulidae Rambur, 1842

Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)

Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849)

Order: Orthoptera Latreille, 1793

Suborder: Caelifera Ander, 1939

Caelifera 2373

Caelifera 2627

Caelifera 3340

Caelifera 5585

Suborder: Ensifera Lesson, 1843

Family: Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902

Enyaliopsis petersi (Shaum, 1853)

Enyaliopsis petersi (Shaum, 1853)

Enyaliopsis petersi (Shaum, 1853) under UV

Enyaliopsis petersi (Shaum, 1853)

Enyaliopsis petersi (Shaum, 1853)

Enyaliopsis petersi (Shaum, 1853)

Eurycorypha sp.

Subphylum: Myriapoda Latreille, 1802

Class: Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844

Diplopoda

Phylum: Chordata Haeckel, 1874

Class: Amphibia Gray 1825

Frog 2170

Frog 2244

Hyperoliidae

Frog 5383

Class: Reptilia Laurenti, 1768

Order: Squamata Oppel, 1811

Family: Colubridae Oppel, 1811

Thelotornis capensis A. Smith, 1849

Dispholidus typus (A. Smith, 1828)

Family: Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1892

Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Peters, 1854)

Class: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758

Order: Artiodactyla Owen, 1848

Family: Bovidae Gray, 1821

Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812) ♀ ♂

Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833) ♂

Family: Canidae G. Fischer de Waldheim, 1817

Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820)

Order: Primates Linnaeus, 1758

Family: Cercopithecidae Gray, 1821

Papio sp.

Family: Suidae Gray, 1821

Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Class: Ave Linnaeus, 1758

Order: Accipitriformes Vieillot, 1816

Family: Accipitridae Vieillot, 1816

Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800)

Order: Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854

Family: Ciconiidae J. E. Gray, 1840

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800)

Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Order: Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891

Family: Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815

Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789

Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789

Others

Slug

Leaf miners