SPECIES COMPOSITION OF GROUND BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE) OF KANIN-TIMAN FOREST-TUNDRA LOCAL FAUNA
Species composition of the ground beetle local fauna at the boundary of the taiga and tundra zones is studied. 83 species of ground beetles from 27 genera are singled out in the course of the research. The ground beetle fauna of the area under study is shown to exceed other local faunas of the forest-tundra subzone by the number of species. The reasons for a great number of species are associated with the study area position at the boundary of the forest and tundra zones as well as combinations of species with European and Euro-Siberian distribution.