silabeech_carabids_occurence

Study Extent

The study area was in Italy, Calabria, within the Sila plateau, along the road "Strada delle Vette"

Sampling

Ground beetles were collected, from June to September 1998 (sample sites FaV1-4), and from June to October 2007 (sample site MS4), by pitfall traps, to obtain a “year’s sample”, which is the sum of the collections made during the research campaign.

Method steps

1. The traps were plastic vessels with an upper diameter of 9.2 cm, a depth of 11 cm and a small opening at 4 cm below the border, to avoid rainwater overflowing, filled with 200ml of a conservative mixture made of wine vinegar and 5% formaldehyde.

Carabid beetles, identified to species level

1. Coleoptera, Carabidae
   common name: carabids rank: species

Beech forests along the "Strada delle Vette", within the Sila plateaux, Calabria, Italy