Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) on fallow stands near Rzeszów

Abstract

The research presented here was conducted during April – October 2002 period in the Zalesie suburb of Rzeszów. Three not neighbouring test stands, 500 m 2 each, in agriculturally idle area were used. Altogether, 734 beetles of Carabidae family, representing 39 species, were caught on tested stands. The stand # 3 was observed to be richest in species and in species number of Carabidae.