The database is based on a literature review concerning Central European ground beetles and was part of workpackage 6 in the EU funded project BioFresh (www.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu). The data were collected from relevant literature (including local journals and grey literature) as well as from unpublished collections and private databases. More information on this dataset can be found in the Freshwater Metadatabase - BF_CF10 (http://www.freshwatermetadata.eu/metadb/bf_mdb_view.php?entryID=BF_CF10).