New species of enigmatic African wasps
As part of discovery and exploration of the extremely species rich, yet largely unknown wasp fauna in Africa, we recently described a number of new species of parasitoid wasps in the superfamilies Chalcidoidea and Ichneumonoidea, including the first records of two...UKZN and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife combine their botanical resources
UKZN and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding on combining their botanical strengths and resources. Ezemvelo will integrate its 33,000-specimen herbarium into University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Bews Herbarium, while UKZN will make all...Call for Travel Grants for Researchers to contribute to upgrading of natural science collections in South Africa
Applications: Applications for travel grants are invited from researchers in South Africa and internationally specifically to assist with the identification / verification of identifications of specimens for the following taxa: Plants: Fabaceae Animals: Mammals,...NSCF MSc bursary recipients
The NSCF has awarded bursaries to four MSc students for their projects in taxonomy. The following students were the first recipients of the bursaries: Anke De Smit University of the Free State. Project title: Taxonomic and ecological survey of Nematodes from...