Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 68. (Budapest 1976)
Papp, L. ; Plachter, H.: On cave-dwelling Sphaeroceridae from Hungary and Germany (Diptera)
2 f, 1 Q , L. silvatica 2 Q . — Klufthöhle beim Schwingbogen bei Streitberg (C 323), 14. Vlil. 75, 1-5 m : G. ( Fungobia ) nitida 1 rf, 5-8 m : C. ( Fungobia ) nitida 1 -",3 9 » Limosina silvatica 1 Q , L. talparum 3 rf, 2 9- — Untere Kesselleitenhöhle bei Möchs (D ölb), 3. VIII. 75: C. (Crumomyia) glabrifrons 1 9, C. (Fungobia) nitida 1 -",2 9> Limosina silvatica 9 rf, 7 Q . — Buchnernöhle bei Kröttenhof (D 128), 3. VIII. 75,1-13 m : Limosina silvatica 1 çf, 4 9 • — Brunnsteinhöhle bei Streitberg (C 10), 14. VIII. 75 : Limosina penetralis 1 9 ) L. (Leptocera) fontinalis 4 9- — Nördl. Farbmühlhöhle bei Steinamwasser (A 82a), 14. VIII. 75: C. (Fungobia) nitida 1 f, 1 0 , Limosina penetralis \ 9, L. silvatica 2 çf , 1 9— Schwarmbergloch bei Bärnhof (A 74), 14. VIII. lb:C.( Fungobia) nitida 1 çf, 1 Q , Limosina silvatica 1 çf, 1 Q . — Liehtengrabenhöhle bei Kinnenbrunn (A 24), 14. VIII. 75, 1-20 m:C.( Fungobia) nitida 9 çf, 4 Q, Limosina crassimana 4 çf, 19 Q , L. silvatica 5 3*, 2 9, Leptocera (Opacifrons) coxata 1 c *, 1 9. — Höhle südl. Silberloch (H74), 20. VIII. 75: Limosina flaviceps 1 9 • — Moorloch bei Oberau (II 22), 20. VIII. 75, 1-23 m: C. (Crumomyia) glabrifrons 1 çf, 1 Q,C. glaciális 1 0 > C. (Fungobia) nitida 4 çf, 3 9, Limosina schmitzi 1 rf, 1 9 » L. silvatica 4 1 9- —" Untere Höhle im Höhlenknock bei Draisendorf (C 57), 23. VIII. 75: Limosina silvatica 1 f, 2 Ç ; 11-30 m: L, silvatica 3 çf, 1 9 • —" Obere Höhle im Höhlenknock bei Draisendorf (C 56), 23. VIII, 75 : Limosina silvatica 1 çf ; (side-cave): L. silvatica 2 çf . — Grosse Weidmannsgeseeser Höhle (B 11), 23. VIII. 75, 1—20 m : C. ( Fungobia) nitida 1 çf , Limosina claviventris 1 çf, 2 9, L. penetralis 1 çf, 1 9 • — Fleischböhle bei Plech (D 37), 23. VIII. 75: C. (Fungobia) nitida 4 çf, 1 9> Limosina crassimana 19 çf, 14 0, L. silvatica 5 çf, 2 9. — Fuchsloch bei Plech (D 161), 23. VIII. 75: C. (Fungobia) nitida 2 9> Limosina silvatica 1 çf, L. talparum 1 Ç. In consideration of the extreme difficulties in collecting flies in caves and vertical karst pits these materials are rather remarkable regarding the number of exemplars (total 594 specimens). The 19 species obtained from the collections represent about two-thirds of the cave-dwelling Sphaerocerid fauna of the Palaearctic region, which have been known until now (cf. WOLF 1934-38). Only three species were found in the Hungarian caves. This small number is understandable if we consider that these caves are generally deeper than the German ones, and the collections have been made in the interior of the caves only. However, the lack of the species Limosina bequaerti (VILLENEUVE, 1917) is rather striking (the only Hungarian record of this species is: 1 rf, Com. Borsod, Kecske bari., 29. VII. 1925, leg. BOKOR). The species Limosina rakovitzai BEZZI, 1911, was found to be a dominant species. Anyway, except for the species from vertical karst pits in this paper, the specimens of the following other Sphaerocerid species are in the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum from Hungarian caves (cf. PAPF 1973): Copromyza (Fungobia) fime.ta.ria (MEIGEN, 1830), C. (Fungobia) roseri (RONDANI, 1880),Limosina appendiculata (VILLENEUVE. 1918), Limosina fungicola HALIDAY, 1836, Limosina manicata RICHARDS, 1927, Limosina parapusio DAHL, 1909 and Limosina penetralis COLLIN, 1925 (for the species Leptocera ciliata ROND, and L. oldenbergi DUDA see DUDA 1918). In the vertical karst pits (gouffres) of the Alsóhegy (NE Hungary) twelve Sphaerocerid species were detected. All these species are — except for the two, probably trogloxene species of Sphaerocera (curvipes LATREILLE, 1802, predominantly coprophagous, monilis HALIDAY, 1836, terricolous in forests) — dwelling also in caves. This fact also supports the opinion that we must consider the vertical karst pits as vertical caves; the light conditions in them are remarkably different from those of the horizontal caves and they offer more varied habitats for living organisms, and the number of trogloxene species is higher in them than in the true caves, but their microclimate is wholly identical with the horizontal caves nearby. In the caves from Germany 15 Sphaerocerid species have been found, among them eight are identical with the species in the Hungarian materials. The finding
