Savaria - A Vas Megyei Múzeumok értesítője 24/2. (1997) (Szombathely, 1997)

Radchenko, G. Alexander: The ant fauna of Őrség, Western Hungary (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

SA VARIA, 24/2 (Pars historico-naturalis) It is necessary to emphasize, that the richness of the ant fauna related with the system of agricultural management: large part of the territory is not used as plough-land and meadows are used not as pastures but for haymaking. It puts minimum damage onto ecosystems, and in series of cases, even promotes the increasing of species diversity. The results follows to emphasize, that the ant fauna of Őrség is very reach, diverse, and unique and, thus, needs protection. With this purpose creation of a National Park in this region might preserve the biodiversity. LITERATURE GALLÉ, L. (1966): Ecological and zoocenologycal investigation of the Formicoidea fauna of the Tisza river. — Tiscia, 2: 113-118. GALLÉ, L. (1967): Ecological and zoocenologycal investigation of the Formicoidea fauna of the Tiszakürt. — Tiscia, 3: 67-73 GALLÉ, L. (1978): Data to knowledge of the ant fauna of Bakony Mts. — Veszprém Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei, 14: 234-244. GALLÉ, L. (1981): The formicoid fauna of the Hortobágy. — In: MAHUNKA, S. (ed.): The fauna of the Hortobágy National Park, 1. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest pp. 307-311. GALLÉ, L. (1986): The formicoid fauna of the Kiskunság National Park. — In: MAHUNKA, S. (ed.): The fauna of the Kiskunság National Park, 4. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest pp. 427-434. GALLÉ, L. and SZŐNYI, G. (1988): A check list of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of a sandy grasslands in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary). — Acta biol Szeged, 34: 167-168. SOMFAI, E. (1959): Hangya alkatúak - Formicoidea. — Magyarország Állatvilága - Fauna Hungáriáé 43., Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 79. p. 91