Revisiting the study of the life cycles of predatory ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the agrolandscape of the foothill zone of Krasnodar Krai

Abstract

The article discusses the results of 4-year studies of the demographic structure and life cycles of predatory ground beetles populations in the agrolandscape and adjacent biocenoses of the foothill zone of Krasnodar Krai. The main “residential” and “transit” biotopes of 102 species were identified. It was found that among the studied species 36 ones have a full age structure; currently, life cycles for 4 widespread species in this zone have been completely reconstructed.