I choose beetles as my study object because beetles are numerically and ecologically important elements of biodiversity in many habitat types including forests. Thus beetles and their responses to forest management should be considered when forestry practices are being developed. Beetles also a diverse group with many highly specialized species, and thus valuable for assessing the consequences of management method.

From 2008 sampling, in total 63 family, 164 species and 820 individuals were collected. From total of 164 species, 23 species were identified until morphospecies in family level; they are from family Scolytidae (12 species) followed by Mordellidae (3 species), Staphylinidae (3 species), Carabidae (2 species), Coccinellidae, Curculionidae, and Tenebrionidae (1 species). 9 species were identified until morphospecies in genus level and the rest of specimens (132 species) were identified until species level.

Silphidae (14.51%) followed by Elateridae (11.46%), Chrysomelidae (10.37%), Mordellidae (8.64%), Scolytidae (7.44%), Curculionidae (6.1%), and Scarabaeidae (5.98%) were the most abundant family collected in this study, other families were less than 5% from total individual abundance

The 2009 sampling is on the run, so I will update this result after the sampling is finish.

Notes:

When you browse the beetle’s picture you will see the name of each specimen below it.

For example: Aderidae Syzeton brunnidorsis 100(19)

The 1st word = family name

The 2nd word = genus name

The 3rd word = species name

Number = specimens morphospecies number

Number in bracket = body size in μm

Good links about Coleoptera:

www.dermestidae.com