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4 Introduction several bibliographies, which are not The latest zootaxonomic principles taken over in full, although the main have been followed as far as possible in works are mentioned. describing the animal taxa found in the It is an important, but regrettable territory. 10 However, some taxa have been fact that the territory contains many contracted together for simplicity's sake, animal populations of which we have since they were treated together in the incomplete knowledge or no knowledge faunistic works under discussion. Separat all. This applies primarily to inverte- ate reference is made to this fact on each brates. Let us hope that still undis- occasion. covered taxa in the fauna of Hungary Many bibliographies and historical will present to future generations of works have been consulted while workzoologists a challenge that arouses their ing on the material. 11 Without the diliinterest, despite incomprehension or gence and perseverance shown by these frequent dismissal from society, so that authors —which was often a positive their work contributes to understand- encouragement —this study would coning of the miraculous living world of this tain many more omissions. The sumcountry. It can only be hoped that this тагу in this volume represents as much work will need rewriting as soon as poss- their work as the present author's, ible, thanks to the scientific findings of Details have not been given of publithe future. cations by staff at the Sopron University 10 PAPP, L. ed. 1996. Zootaxonómia (Zootaxonomy). Budapest; MEGLITSCH, P.A., and F.R. SCHRÄM 1991. Invertebrate Zoology. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press. 11 ALLODIATORIS, I. 1966. Bibliographie der Zoologie im Karpatenbecken 1900-1925. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó; AUMÜLLER, ST. 1956. Allgemeine Bibliographie des Burgenlandes IL Naturwissenschaften. Eisenstadt: Burgenländisches Landesarchiv und Burgenländische Landesbibliothek; CHYZER, K. 1890. A magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók vándorgyűléseinek története 1840-től 1890-ig (History of the Itinerant Congresses of Hungarian Physicians and Naturalists, 1840-90). S.-A.-Újhely [Sátoraljaújhely]; CSAPODY, I. 1956. A soproni természetvédelem múltja, jelene és feladatai (Past, present and tasks of nature conservation in Sopron). Soproni Szemle 10:230-55; GOMBOCZ, Е. 1939. A magyar növénytani irodalom bibliográfiája, 1578-1900 (Bibliography of Hungarian Botanical Literature, 1578-1900). Budapest: Bethlen Gábor Irodalmi Rt; HANÁK, J. 1849. Az állattan története és irodalma Magyarországon (History and Literature of Zoology in Hungary). Pest: Lukács és társa; KÁDÁR, Z., and Sz. PRISZTER 1992. Az élővilág megismerésének kezdetei hazánkban (Beginnings of Exploration of the Living World in Hungary). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó; LÁSZLÓFFY, W. 1972. A Fertő-táj bibliográfiája (Bibliography of the Fertő District). Győr: Győr-Sopron megye Tanácsa; PAPP, J. 1980. Magyar madártani bibliográfia— Bibliographia Ornithologica Hungarica. ed. Zs. RÉTHY. Békéscsaba; RAPAICS, R. 1953. A magyar biológia története (History of biology in Hungary). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó; SCHUBERT, P. 1961. Die naturwissenschaftliche Forschung im Burgenland. Burgenländische Heimatblätter 21:180-5; idem 1962. Biologische Literatur über das Burgenland, 1958-1962. Ibid. 22:212-21; SZILÁDY, Z. 1903. A magyar állattani irodalom ismertetése III., 1891-1900 (Guide to Hungarian Zoological Literature HI, 1891-1900). Budapest: Magyar Királyi Természettudományi Társulat (Royal Hungarian Natural History Society); WENDELBERGER, G. 1949. Das naturwissenschaftliche Schrifttum über das Gebiet des Neusiedler-Sees. Burgenländische Heimatblätter 11:122-34; ZIMMERMANN, R. 1944. Vogelwelt des Neusiedler-Seegebietes. Vienna. Special mention needs making of the 'Sopron bibliográfiája' (Bibliography of Sopron) series in the journal Soproni Szemle in 1937-43, compiled by KÁROLY HEIMLER and later ISTVÁN CSAPODY, ENDRE CSATKAI, OTTÓ DOMONKOS, JENŐ FALLER, KÁROLY MOLLAY, ENDRE TAKÁTS, LÁSZLÓ THIER, ISTVÁN HILLER and MÁRIA ZÁDOR (MRS ERNŐ MASTALIR), and of the chapter bibliographies in Magyar Birodalom Állatvilága— Fauna Regni Hungáriáé.
