Haris Attila: Hymenoptera Research in the Carpathian Basin - Natura Somogyiensis 29. (Kaposvár, 2016)
History of the Aculeata research int he Carpathian Basin
Haris, A.: Hymenoptera Research in the Carpathian Basin 41 tical, than Arachnotheutes rufithorax (Costa, 1882) is junior synonym of Arachnotheutes lateritius (Mocsáry, 1879). Vespa heeriana nom. nov. Vespa heeriana nom. nov. is suggested to be replacement name for Vespa crabroniformis Heer, 1867 described from Radoboj which is junior homonym of Vespa crabroniformis Smith, 1852. The new name is dedicated to the original author of the species, Oswald Heer. Vespa minima Poda, 1761 Unrecognised taxa, further investigation is necessary. History of the Aculeata research in the Carpathian Basin The earliest records and archeological findings belong to Apiculture. In Aquincum, during the Roman period excavations, various red and gray negative baking molds were found which originally served for baking honey cakes and gingerbreads. This activity was based on effective beekeeping. Early Hungarian document of Apiculture is the donation charter of King Szent István (King Saint Stephen of Hungary) to the Zalavár Abbey from 1024, in which the king guarantees the undisturbed beekeping, furthermore he confirms yearly 12 pound bee-wax in-kind benefits for the Abbey. The Hungarian word "wasp": "darázs or daräs" mentioned firstly in Hungarian written form in 1395 (in the Beszterce Latin-Hungarian Dictionary written in 1395) according to the Etymological dictionary (Zaicz 2006). The following Hungarian scripts up till 1563 are only documents of Apiculture.
