S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 63. (Budapest, 2002)

Madagascar. Their very rich and substantial collectings resulted many papers containing a hoard of data and the description of new species (Mahunka 1993, 1994, 1997a). Another thorough collector, Dr Tamás Pócs, university lecturer (Eger) visited Madagascar three times (1990, 1994 and 1998). He brought back several soil samples from each of his trips which were in turn extracted in the Hungarian Natural History Museum. These samples also yielded highly interesting materials to study whose elaboration has just started. The above collecting localities comparatively well cover the area itself, still new collectings are needed. Apart from these materials, the ptychoid world specialist, Dr W. Niedbala has also studied the fauna of this region deriving from various museums making full elaborations, checkings or redescriptions. He also studied materials that had been collected by Polish researchers (Niedbala 1997-2001). His work is fundamental with respect to the knowledge of oribatids of Madagascar. The subsequent list contains 161 species belonging in 97 genera. The name Strinatacarus aelleni Mahunka, 1977 should be deleted from the list of oribatids figured in the literature of Madagascar. This name has been erroneously referred to be found here by Balogh & Balogh (1987). This number compared to the rather late beginning of research is rather high. Of course, the real number must be much above this sum. On the other hand, it is worth while to focus attention on the group that had been studied, since some has not been at all specifically of the superfamily Poronota, others have been more thoroughly elaborated. The present list gives a good survey and a help for further research. In the catalogue part the order of taxa generally follows that of Marshall, Reeves and Norton (1986). Under each name I give only those references which refer to Madagascar only, consequently, any other reference in connection with the species was neglected. I have included those data carrying scientific value, like new combination, designation calamities, so simple cataloguing references were wholly or partly left out. The contribution as a rule uses names of the latest combinations, only in rare instances have I corrected the taxonomic place of the taxon. These and some other errors (spelling, variations, incorrect usage of names) are indicated. In case some papers use different names these are represented as independent items but between parentheses. LIST OF SPECIES CTENACARIDAE Grandjean, 1954 Beklemishevia cf. demeteri Mahunka, 1984-Mahunka 1997a: 120.