L. Forró szerk.: Miscellanea Zoologica Hungarica 8. 1993 (Budapest, 1993)

Merkl, O.: Zoological collectings by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Africa: a report on the Elgon Expedition, 1992

Kakamega Forest National Reserve This is the last remnant of the rainforests in Kenya (and more or less in whole East Africa) and is the easternmost stand of the lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa, though it is better to use the term "submontane rainforest" as it is situated at 1650 m a. s. 1. In the preliminary list of the woody plants given by Lucas (1968), there is a number of species that do not occur elsewhere in East Africa and the same applies for the fauna, too. While this is a lush and luxuriant rainforest, Dr. T Pócs (pers. comm.) says that on the basis of the composition of mosses and soft-stemmed plants, it is decidedly drier than similar rainforests in the Congo Basin he studied earlier. The forest is surrounded by a densely populated area so burning and illegal logging are serious threats. Although only one day and one night were spent with zoological work, the material captured was nearly as rich as the material gathered in the upper regions of the Mt. Elgon. In ecotonal situation of the forest and a large pasture, the sweeping was especially successful. Almost all leaves of grass were black of hispine leaf beetles (probably Dactylispa spinulosa), and purplish specimens of the lagriine Chrysolagria could also be captured in quantity. Lirhanda Hill, a few kilometres apart from the forest, was also visited. Although stunted fern trees remained in pits from the former rainforest, the hill is now covered by grassland and scattered Protea and Combretum shrubs as a consequence of regular fires. Locusts, ants, a few beetles and the danaid mimic butterfly Papilio rex were captured on this hot and dry hill. Lake Nakuru National Park This national park comprises the alkaline Lake Nakuru, the nearby escarpment named Baboon Cliffs and an extensive savanna (mainly^lcűdű xanthophloea woodland). Night collecting was made in the woodland with white sheet illuminated by blended light bulb; general sweeping and singling were made also in the woodland; and a few tiger beetles were captured from the salty, dried out mud of the bed of the lake. A number of water-haunting birds were seen, among African residents, as winter visitors, the European breeders Ciconia ciconia, Recurvirostra avosetta and Himantopus himantopus. Lake Baringo This is a freshwater lake without official protected status. Very few insects were captured around the camp-site of the Lake Baringo Club; plankton sample was taken from the lake; and shells of Pomatiidae snails were collected from the lakeshore. A number of waders and other water birds were seen. Other collecting sites A few arthropods were collected at Longonot, Kimalel, Naro Moru, Mdaraywa, around a look-out point of the Elgeyo Escarpment on the road from Lake Baringo to Cabarnet, and by accidental catch in the city parks and gardens of Nairobi. Night collecting was made at Lokitela Farm a night before tresspassing Mt. Elgon National Park.