Communities of ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) in broad-leaved forests of protected and urban areas of the Kaluga Oblast (European Russia)

This sampling-event dataset provides primary data about species diversity and population of ground beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera). The study was carried out in broad-leaved forests of protected (‘Kaluzhskiye Zaseki’ Nature Reserve and Ugra National Park) and urban areas (Kaluga city) of the Kaluga Oblast. Carabids were collected from April to October during 1995-1998 by pitfall traps. In total, 108,000 individuals of the Carabidae family were sampled; 105 species from 38 genera were counted. The data contributes to filling gaps in the global biodiversity distribution of the Carabidae family. It also provides for reuse data about species composition of ground beetles lived in unique for Europe old-growth broad-leaved forests.