Soil coleopteras in agro-habitats in the plain, mid-west Jilin Province were investigated with emphasis on species richness and abundance in relation to land 2 use patterns i. e. residential garden, farmland, and Sanbei Windbreak Forest Belts in July and September, 2003. Soil coleopteras were hand-sorted and identified to the families level. A total of 955 soil colepoterous individuals was captured and fell into 26 families. Scarabaeidae larvae,Carabidae and Carabidae larvae were the dominant groups that account for 65.03% of the total captured. The results suggest that land use affects the species abundance and diversity, and there was significant difference in soil coleoptera community between the plains in the middle and in the west of Jilin Province. Agricultural activity reduced soil coleoptera abundance and diversity in residential garden and farmland, while forests improved soil coleptera diversity in agro-habitats.