Occurrence data on beetles (Coleoptera) collected in Dutch coastal dunes between 1953 and 1960

Background Historical field data in ecology are exceedingly rare and, therefore, their preservation and publication is of high importance, especially as these data can function as a point of reference for present day biodiversity research. Therefore, we digitised a 65-year-old dataset on ground-dwelling beetles caught with pitfall traps in the coastal dune area "Meijendel", situated in the western part of the Netherlands. New information The data presented in this paper has never been published in a systematic way before and has had a long journey from moment of capture to the current digitisa... Mehr ...