Dr. Papp Jenő szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 24/1-23. (Budapest, 1971)

A prolonged drought of some 6 weeks was interrupted by extensive rainfalls just at the time of our arrival, followed by smaller rains in every 6-7 days. Their effects was felt, however, merely for one or two hours: evaporation was quick in the strong sunshine and it also dried out the soil almost perceptibly. According to our colleagues in Korea, the season was late by some 2 weeks, and this belated spring naturally affected the fauna as well as the results of our collecting activities. Temperature fluctuated daily by 15-26 °C at the beginning of our sojourn, and by 20-31°C at later times. Unfortunately, no detailed or precise meteorological data could be obtained from the Institute. In the course of our travels, we attempted to extend our collecting to as many methods and animal group

s(except

ing the vertebrates) as possible. The methods of collecting may be grouped into the following types: a/ Soil, litter, moss, etc. samples extracted by the application of the Berlese principle; b/ Soil, litter, moss, etc. samples conserved in PAA in the field, or desiccated (for Nematodes and Tardigrades

); c/ Soil traps baited with decomposing meat; d/ Formol poured onto the soil, combined with singling collection (for earthworms); e/ Submerged plants and detritus obtained from running and standing bodies of water, conserved in FAA in the field (for Nematodes); f/ Netting; g/ Beating; h/ Collecting from barks and under stones; i/ Collecting at light during the night; j/ Singling. All collecting was made jointly by the authors. For the use of the collecting localities it should be noted that their names have been transliterated into Latin characters