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eating literature sources. In the case of Oribatida we follow the system of Marshall et al. (1987) with slight modifications, as we also do in interpreting their usage of years, e.g. those of C. L. Koch. It is of common knowledge that the political borders of Hungary have changed several times. However, we make our references within the boundaries of Hungary today, consequently, names of many "Hungarian" localities, like those of Karpelles (1893), Jablonowszki (1900), Tafner (1905), Willmann (1938), Balogh (1943) to be found in Upper Hungary (Slovakia), Transylvania (Romania) and earlier Southern Territories (today in Croatia or Yugoslavia) are missing from our list. These locality names still cause some problems as for example Borsmonostor (see Csiszár 1960) today is called as Klostermarienberg (Austria). Presently we do not give exact locality name but make reference to "large geographical regions" as used in the Hungarian National Atlas. In principle we adopt the UTM grid system (Dévai et al. 1997) but in a single case we use the combination 1/3 for the Felső-Tiszavidék (upper Tisza region) with the code number 1100 and Nyírség (code number 1200), besides III referring to Dunai-Alföld and 1/2 to Tiszai-Alföld. This modification is based on zoogeographical principles and furthermore is in compliance with the border lines of soil types figured in the National Atlas (Várallyai and Zilahy 1989). In fact the large geographical regions more or less correspond to the conception of the authors and furthermore well approximate others' views (e.g. Móczár 1948, 1972, Varga 1964) regarding the zoogeographical borders. Thus the species names are closed with numbers referring to these regions (H means Hungary without any detailed locality). The list of the used divisions are (see Fig. 1): 1/1: Dunai-Alföld (Danube lowland) - Danubicum 1/2: Tiszai-Alföld (Tisza lowland) - Tisio-Crisicum 1/3 : Felső Tiszavidék (upper Tisza region) - Samicum II: Kisalföld (Little Plain) - Arrabonicum III: Nyugat-magyarországi peremvidék (West Hungarian border region) - Noricum IV: Dunántúli-dombság (Transdanubian hilly country) - Praeillyricum V: Dunántúli-középhegység (Transdanubian Central Mountains) - Bakonyicum VI: Északi-középhegység (Northern Mountains) - Matricum The list includes all the species known in the literature.* Literature data have not been checked. Names in italics are synonyms, the valid names are also given. Taxonomic changes were clarified only in exceptional cases. Thus: Belba mirabilis Karpelles, 1893 is a junior synonym of Damaeus verticillipes (Nicolet, 1855). This synonymisation is readily conceiveable on the basis of figure, i.e. larval skin and eggs adhered to the setation. Carabodes subcarinatus nom. n. for Carabodes carinatus Mahunka et MahunkaPapp, 1999, because Carabodes carinatus Mahunka et Mahunka-Papp, 1999 is the junior homonym of Carabodes carinatus Wallwork, 1977. We have to delete the name Carabodes tenuis Forsslund, 1953, since the locality Borsmonostor is outside the present boundaries of Hungary. Furthermore, we must exclude the erroneously used name Ctenobelba serrata Mahunka, 1964. This latter species is, in fact, C. pilosella Jeleva, 1962.