S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 44/1. (Budapest, 1983)

Zoological collectings by the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Korea 67. A report on the collecting of the Eighth Expedition By L. FORRÓ and L. RONKAY (Received November 16, 1982) Abstract: A detailed report is given on the zoological collectings and results of the eighth expedition in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in July 1982. About 16 000 animals and 50 plankton samples were taken in 5 regions of the country. A list of collecting sites with data is given. Within the framework of a cultural interstate agreement between the Korean Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences we had the opportunity - similarly to the previous seven expeditions (MAHUNKA and STEINMANN, 1971; PAPP and HORVATOVICH, 1972; PAPP and VOJNITS, 1976? DEL Y and DELY-DRASKOVITS, 1978; VOJNITS and ZOMBORI, 1979; STEINMANN and VÁSÁRHELYI, 1980; FORRÖ and TOPÁL, 1981) - to continue the zoological collecting trips of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea. Our trip was planned for the period of one month in July 1982. This period was chosen since it usually covers the second half of the monsoon in Korea and a relatively drier period following the monsoon. Unfortunately, the monsoon arrived this year two weeks later, and the weather was cooler than usual also in the rainless parts of the day. We began our trip in Budapest on the 4th of July 1982 and touching Moscow we reached Pyongyang on the following day. Our original programme was greatly modified as it was not possible to reach the northern mountainous region. The northernmost locality we visited was Mt. Myohyang-san in the central part of the country. We spent altogether 10 days in Pyongyang and its surroundings, 4 days on Mt. Kumgang-san, 2 days in Kaesong, 1 day on Mt. Suyong-san near Haeju and 6 days on Mt. Myohyang-san. Our cultural programme was restricted to Pyongyang, Sariwon and Panmunjon. At these localities - according to the special field of interest of the authors - terrestrial singling, nocturnal lamping, waterside and aquatic collecting methods were used. In and around Pyongyang we could collect only at intensively cultivated parks and frequently visited places, where the vegetation was heavily degraded, the localities were, because of the lateness of the monsoon, extremely dry scrub forests, Pinus plantations, artificial lakes and ponds. We attempted to collect on several occasions during day and night in city parks and along the edge of River Taedong-gang. On Mt. Myohyang-san we visited: stream valleys, waterfalls, forests formed on primary rocks with very poor undercover and rocky forests. In the forests with rich tree and shrub strata only very few herbaceous species were flowering, e.g. Campanula, Sedum, and planted Compositae and Liliaceae species. The netting and beating methods were less successful owing to disadvantageous weather; it was often raining and the vegetation was wet and on the other hand