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[email protected] Published in Rheinfelden, Germany and printed in Trier, Germany. ISSN 1438-0269 waterfall spray (open spray, forest spray), and two of 1997 which were not affected directly by the waterfall (forest and riverine sites). The highest arthropod diversity was 10679. Carl, M. (1997): Die stillgelegte Kiesgrube Je- found in the forest spray, whereas the open spray con- senwang - Artenreservoir für den Landkreis Fürstenfeld- tained the least. The forest spray area harboured the bruck (Oberbayern). 1. Bestandsaufnahme der Wasser- rarest arthropod orders. Arthropods are most abundant insekten (Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Heteroptera, Plani- in the riverine site where 31 % of all sampled arthro- pennia, Coleoptera, Trichoptera). Nachrichtenblatt der pods were recorded. The forest spray channel, forest Bayerischen Entomologen 46(3/4): 81-89. (in German, site and open spray channel follow with 28%, 23 % and with English summary) [The aquatic insect fauna of a 18 % of the sample respectively. It is suggested that the gravel-pit in southern Bavaria was studied. The 80 spe- Mhalala Stream should be diverted to the gorge to re- cies include 11 common Odonata species.] Address: place the dammed Kihansi River.