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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Financial support was received from the Foundation for Research Development (FRD),
now National Research Foundation (NRF); and the University of Natal Research Fund
(URF), now University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Research Office.
All-important access to and accommodation at field sites were provided by the Natal
Parks Board, now Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (Oribi Gorge and Umtamvuna Nature
Reserves); many thanks to Rod Potter and Rob Wolter in particular. Miles Hunt, previous
owner of Leopard’s Bush NR, Karkloof, and Vernon Green and the Booysens (of the
Dargle area) are also thanked for access to field sites.
The National Botanical Institute, now South African National Biodiversity Institute,
provided data from the National Herbarium, Pretoria (PRE) Computerised Information
System (PRECIS). The National Herbarium, Pretoria (PRE), KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium,
Durban (NH) and Bews Herbarium, UKZN (NU) are thanked for access to distribution
data and plant collections.
Many persons contributed their time and expertise towards this project and I
wish to thank and list them:
Connal Eardley, Denis Brothers, David Barraclough, Ray Miller and Brian Stuckenberg
(now late) gave assistance with insect identifications. Fred Gess (Entomology
Department, Albany Museum), Margie Cochrane (Entomology Collections Manager,
South African Museum) and Brian Stuckenberg and David Barraclough (Natal Museum)
assisted with insect distribution and collectors’ data; their respective institutions are
also thanked for access to this data.
Access to a scanning electron microscope and photographic and imaging equipment
was courtesy of the Centre for Electron Microscopy at UKZN, Pietermaritzburg, and the
friendly staff at this facility assisted generously with their time. Riyad Ismail, Andrew
Simpson, Dave Thompson, Mark Todd and Toni Boddington (variously of the
Cartographic Unit, UKZN), gave assistance with mapping.
Rogan Roth gave useful photographic help and Trevor Edwards, Steve Johnson, Neil
Crouch, Guy Upfold and Geoff Nichols generously shared their photographs for posters
and publications.
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