The small phyllopod crustacea, Pseudestheria welleri n.sp, is described from the Karroo System in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)
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Arnoldia Vol 1(14) 1964 CHILD G. & SAVORY C.R. The distribution of large mammal species in Southern Rhodesia. 1-15p
The distribution of the large mammals in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) based on 8000 nation wide questionnaires is given.
Arnoldia Vol 1(13) 1964 COOKE C.K. Animals in Southern Rhodesia rock art. 1-22p
This publication is produced after a thorough examination of all the the known copies of rock art made by many workers in the field. This includes photographs and slides from the Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) National Museums Historical Monuments Commission records as well as first hand information of the author. Altogether 1200 sites are included. It discusses the animals including those painted upside down, birds, mammals (small and large, antelope, giraffe), edible insects, plants, snakes and fishes.
Arnoldia Vol 1(12) 1964 COOKE C.K. Iron Age influences in the rock art of Southern Africa. 1-7p
This paper discusses the introduction of figures in the Rock Art which do not appear to belong to the artists themselves. It is deduced from the paintings that the Later Stone Age communities were in contact with the Iron Age communities. Illustrations of domesticated animals, gourds, baskets,axes and hoes, and hunting with dogs are discussed.
Arnoldia Vol 1(11) 1964 CLANCEY P.A. Subspeciation in the South African populations of the Scrub Robin Erythropygia leucophrys (Vieillot).1-12p
The Scrub Robin, Erythropygia leucophry,s is a wide-ranging species of the acacia and lightly wooded savannas of Africa and it has a number of geographical races. This publication re-evaluates the southern Africa subspecies and provides descriptions and distributions.
Arnoldia Vol 1(10) 1964 GRAHAM P. Destruction of birds and other wild life, by Dieldrex spraying against Tsetse Fly in Bechuanaland. 1-4p
In 1963 the area across the Thamalakane River from Maun (Botswana) was sprayed with Dieldrex to remove the encroaching Tsetse Fly, Glossina moristans. Every tree in the area was sprayed. This is a report on the birds and animals that were also destroyed.
