Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok XVIII. - Natura Somogyiensis 34. / Miscellanea 18. (Kaposvár, 2020)
Schmidt P. et al.: A faunistic contribution to the butterfly fauna of Oman (Lepidoptera: Diurna)
154 Natura Somogyiensis logue of butterfly fauna was compiled in the 1980s, which already included an insight of the zoogeography of Oman’s butterflies (Larsen & Larsen 1980, Larsen 1984b). Further publications on butterflies were presenting results of research on the biology, ecology or occurrences of various species (Cock 2009, Feulner 2007, Gillet 1995, Gillet & Nasser 2005, Nasser 2005, Fric et al. 2019), also reporting checklists recorded over short faunistic surveys (Polak & Verovnik 1998, 2009). Most recently Cowan & Cowan (2019) composed the checklist of the butterfly fauna of Dhofar based on Larsen (1983), listing 63 species from the area. This paper serves as a further faunistic work that provides accurate biotic information on the butterfly species collected on five field trips between 2005 and 2019, including geo-referenced distribution records and an up to date taxonomic review. Material and methods Between 2008 and 2019, five insect collecting expeditions were organized by Hungarian entomologists in Oman. The members of the expeditions mainly collected beetles, butterflies and moths, lacewings and other group of insects. The voucher specimens of butterflies are deposited in the private reference collections of Sándor Jenő Simonyi and Sándor Ilniczky (Budapest) and in the scientific collection of the Rippl- Rónai Museum (Kaposvár). Butterflies were sampled in conventional methods using a hand-held butterfly net. Sampling dates and collectors: 15-30. 04. 2008 - S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi 10-16. 10. 2009 - S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi 02-17. 07. 2010 - S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi 27.10.-04.11. 2018 - L. Ábrahám, S. Ilniczky, S. J. Simonyi 25.04.-08. 05. 2019 - L. Ábrahám, S. Ilniczky, G. Körtési The two main collecting sites of butterflies in Oman were the Al Hajar Mountain range in the north and the Qara Mountain range in the southwest. In all other sites, due to the species-poor fauna, data collection was more occasional. The higher taxonomy and generic order follow Williams (2015). The majority of distribution data and foodplant records are retrieved from Larsen & Larsen (1980), Larsen (1991, 2005) and Williams (2019). Results and discussion Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 Papilionini Latreille, [1802] Papilio demodocus (Esper, 1798) Material examined: 12 exx. / OMAN, Gov. Dhofar / 7 km W of Mirbat / N17°01.578' E54°39.322' / 31 m seashore, sand dunes / 30. 04.2019 / leg. L. Ábrahám, S. Ilniczky, G. Körtési.
