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Winkler D. - Traser Gy. N.: Eco-faunistic study on the Collembola fauna in the Vasvár-Nagymákfa area (Őrség, Western Hungary)
Natura Somogyiensis 22 39-52 Kaposvár, 2012 Eco-faunistic study on the Collembola fauna in the rr Vasvár-Nagymákfa area (Őrség, Western Hungary) Winkler Dániel1 & Traser György Nándor2 'University of West Hungary, Institute of Wildlife Management and Vertebrate Zoology 2University of West Hungary, Institute of Silviculture and Forest Protection H-9400 Sopron, Ady E. u. 5., Hungary, e-mail: dwinkler@emk.nyme.hu Winkler, D. & Traser, Gy. N.: Eco-faunistic study on the Collembola fauna in the Vasvár-Nagymákfa area (Őrség, Western Hungary). Abstract: In the course of the 6th Hungarian Biodiversity Day in 2010 the Collembola fauna was studied in the region of Vasvár-Nagymákfa in four different habitats (forests and meadows). During the survey a total of 5557 specimens belonging to 67 species were collected, 49 of them are new to the fauna of Őrség peaking now a total of 103 Collembola species in this region of Western Hungary. Two species, namely Tetracanthella pericarpatica Kaprus & Tsalan, 2009 and Arrhopalites acanthophthalmus Gisin, 1958 proved to be new to the Hungarian fauna. A particular Pseudosinella species (P. cf. horaki) is also described and illustrated. Keywords: soil fauna diversity, Collembola communities, Hungarian Biodiversity Day, Tetracanthella pericarpatica, Arrhopalites acanthophthalmus, Pseudosinella cf. horaki Introduction The soil is a unique habitat that supports rich and diverse life assemblages of living organisms (Giller et al. 1997), including springtails (Collembola) which substantially contribute to the decomposition of organic matter. They are the most abundant hexapods on Earth. One litre of healthy soil contain an average of 1000 Collembola specimens (Hopkin 1994). The United Nations has declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity and soil biodiversity came into the spotlight for the first time (Jeffery et al. 2010). On the occasion of the 6th Hungarian Biodiversity Day held on 5 June 2010 in the area of Vasvár-Nagymákfa and surroundings (Őrség National Park), the survey of the collembo- lan fauna was also carried out. This paper presents a comparative study of Collembola communities of the most typical habitats for the area. Material and Methods Study area The study sites are situated along the Csömöc river, between 47°01'35" and 47°02'43" N and 16°43'54"E and 16°45T4" near Vasvár-Nagymákfa, Vas county, Hungary. Sampling was conducted in four different habitats including both forests and open areas
