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two specimens cannot belong to four species; however, even if that figure means the number of species, we cannot exclude that specimens of those four species including the type ofT. thalhammeri are from Styria but from the Pécs collection. For curators, like us, it is a first question, where are Thalhammer's specimens of Thaumalea (and very numerous other flies from his collection). It was most unfortunate that the late Árpád Soós transported the collection not long before the 1956 fire to the HNHM Diptera collection. And since there was not enough space in the existing collection, Thalhammer's original boxes were put on the top of the collection cases, where the contents of the boxes belong taxonomically. As a very sad consequence, they burnt together with the main collection. Althought it does not belong to the theme of this paper, we must make another note here. The material, which was not annihilated, was also damaged. Rain, which was pouring through the demolished roof, found its way to the boxes on the top of the cases of the "Acalyptrates" causing not only rust on the needles but smudging the hand-writing on the labels written with aniline-ink by one of the museum's assistants, very much against Ferenc Mihályi

's advice. Any material of nematocerous flies, which survived the fire, must have been on loan, in our case to Géza Zilahi-Sebess of the Debrecen University. His collection there was for long periods without proper curating, and so Anthrenus larvae destroyed a good part of it, including Diptera specimens of the Szabó's collection (types of Dixa atra, etc.). All in all no specimen of Thaumalea from the Thalhammer's collection exists today. The only type of T. thalhammeri is also lost, so a neotype designation seems obligatory. All the specimens we report below from Hungary are preserved in the Diptera collection of the HNHM. The specimens were mostly collected by László Papp, so this name is not given below, but in cases he collected them together with Zsuzsanna Bajza or Albert Szappanos. The year 1999 is also omitted. The months are given as on the collection labels, i.e., May: május, 05., June: június, 06., July: július, 07., etc.; since labels are written in Hungarian, months come first. The following Hungarian words are on numerous labels: "patak fölött": over the brook, "patak fölött és mellett": over and along/beside the brook. Some abbreviations used also on collection labels: NP: Nemzeti Park [National Park], TK: Tájvédelmi Körzet [Landscape Protected Area], TT: Természetvédelmi Terület [Nature Reserve], hg., hegys.: hegység [mountains], v.: völgy [valley]. Thaumalea aperta Martinovsky et Rozkosny, 1976 - Zempléni TK: 5 males: Nagyhuta [correctly: Regéc], Vajda-v., patak fölött, június 10.; 3 males: ibid., június 9., Papp L., Szappanos A.; 1 male: ibid., június 8., Papp L., Szappanos A.; 4 males, 1 female: Füzér: Alsó-patak, fölött és mellett, június 29., Papp L., Bajza Zs.; 1 male, 1 female: Nagyhuta, Vajda-v., Kemence-patak fölött, június 28., 30., Papp L., Bajza Zs.; 3 females: Regéc, Vajda-völgy, Becsület-forrás, 1997. VI. 6. It was described from the Tatra Mts (Slovakia) and from the Beskid Mts (Moravia, Czech Republic) an it is new for the Hungarian fauna. Its finding in the Zempléni Mts may be regarded as a good indication for the occurrence of many other Carpathian species in our country. Thaumalea bezzii Edwards, 1929 - 1 male, 1 female (minutens on the same collection pin): "Mehadia, 13.6.12.", "testacea dt. Old.", coll. Oldenberg. 1 male: Kőszeg Ny., Szil[ády] 938.V. 1 male: B[ükk] NP: Miskolc, Garadna-p. völgye, 1991. V. 26., Papp L. These four specimens were identified by Dr. Rüdiger Wagner and also labelled with "det. R.W. 1985". In all probability the specimens from Mehadia and Kőszeg survived the 1956 fire in the Debrecen University. This species with its Bükk male was published by Papp (1996) as new for the Hungarian fauna.