本志是《秦岭昆虫志》第五卷。鞘翅目是昆虫纲中物种多样性最丰富的类群，也是一个十分特化的类群。它以前翅角质化而得名，包括腐食类、菌食类、捕食类、寄生类生植食类等，与人类关系极为密切。本志是国内鞘翅目同行专家对陕西秦岭地区鞘翅目昆虫进行系统深入研究的最新成果，记述鞘翅目31科397属1019种，其中包括大量陕西新记录种。本志编写了各分类阶无的主要鉴别特征，同时给出了分科、亚科、属、种的检索表，各属和种均有主要引证、模式种、分布，以及重要属、种的生态习性等 。科后附有参考文献。
《秦岭昆虫志》之鞘翅目是全国甲虫同行共同努力、集体承担并完成的。它分为三册：第一册是《秦岭昆虫志》第五卷，由杨星科任主编，葛斯琴、李利珍、梁宏斌为副主编，主要内容包括藻食亚目、肉食亚目、多食亚目的拟步甲总科之前的相关类群，共31科397属1019种；第二册是《秦岭昆虫志》第六卷，由林美英博士完成，为天牛类，内容包括暗天牛科、瘦天牛科和天牛科，共记述3科219属483种；第三册是《秦岭昆虫志》第七卷，由杨星科、张润志主编，包括叶甲总科和象甲总科，共记述了12科229属500种。三册共记述秦岭地区鞘翅目 46科845属2002种。需要指出的是，还有大量类群因无人研究而未能编写。
Though the middle China from the West to the East, the Qinling Mountains provide a natural boundary between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, the two major river systems in China. They stretch from Lintao, Gansu Province in the west to Lushan, Henan Province in the east, with the length of 500km from west to east and the breadth of 140-200km from north to south. The west part of the Qinling Mountains is considerably steep, with higher elevations of 2000-3000m while the east part is comparatively gentle, with lower elevation generally below 2000m. The Qinling Mountains are generally accepted as the boundary between Palaearctic and Oriental Regions, subtropical and warm temperature zones, as well as the north line of distribution of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests. This region is characterized by transition from one natural geographical condition to another and one geological structure unit to another. Furthermore, the Qinling Mountains as the highest mountain in the east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have their own unique vertical landscape spectrum. Because of the special geographic location of the Qinling Mountains Range, it is rich in species diversity and has strong regional endemism, which constantly makes it research hotspot both for taxonomy and biogeography. However the study of insect fauna in this area is fragmented and still lacks systematic monographs
The compiling style of Insect Fauna of the Qinling Mountains is mainly in accordance with Fauna Sinica, and the sequence is based on the systematic relationship of the hexapod system. The compiling of each order is according to the phylogenetic relationship and one family is taken as a unit. Below the family, the sequence of each genus is also according to the phylogenetic relationship, while below the genus, the arrangement of species is in alphabetical order. Each species is sorted according to the first letter. Each category is accompanied by identification feature and identification key, and each genus, as well as each species has scientific citation. At the end, references are attached. In order to accurately reflect the work of every specialist apart from the Editorial Board of Insect Fauna of the Qinling Mountains. the Editorial Board for each volume is also provided, and the authors for each family immediately follow the family name.
There are totally 12 volumes for Insect Fauna of the Qinling Mountains.
Volume I is edited by Professor Lian Zhenmin, and includes apterygot insects, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera,
Orthoptera and Phasmatodea.
Volume II is edited by Professor Bu We enter、and includes Hemiptera-heteroptera.
Volume III is edited by Professor Zhang Yalin, and includes Hemiptera-homoptera.
Volume IV is edited by Professor Hua Baozhen, and includes Psocoptera, Thysanoptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera, Trichoptera and Mecoptera
Volume V (Coleoptera I) is jointly edited by Professor Yang Xin and Ge Siqin, and includes Carabidae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophiloidea,Staphylinoidea, Scarabaeoidea,
Dascilloidea, Byrrhoidea. Dryopoidea , Buprestoidea, Elateroidea, Cleroidea, Cujoidea and Tenebrionoidea.
Volume VI (Coleoptera II) is edited by Dr. Lin Meiying, and includes Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae.
Volume VII (Coleoptera III ) is jointly edited by Professor Yang Xingke and Zhang Runzhi and includes Chrysomeloidea (except Cerambycid-beetles ) and Curculionoidea.
Volume VIII (Lepidoptera I ) is jointly edited by Professor Xue Dayong, Dr. Han Hongxiang and Jiang Nan, and includes large moths.
Volume IX ( Lepidoptera II ) is edited by professor Fang Lijun, and includes exclusively butterflies.
Volume X is edited by Professor Yang Ding, Associate Prof. Wang Mengqing and Dr. Dong Hui, and includes Diptera.
Volume XI is edited by Professor Chen Xuexin, and includes Hymenoptera.
There are total 4 classes, 27 orders, 334 families, 3325 genera and 7496 species of Hexapoda recorded in the 11 volumes of this series, including one new genus and 27 new species. For the new record, there are 12 genera and 34 species from China, as well as 42 genera and 260 species from Shaanxi Province. It should be noted that the contents of Microlepidoptera have been published previously by Professor Li Houhun, Nankai University, therefore, we haven't rewritten same context. Besides, due to the unavailability of suitable specialists, some insect groups unavoidably are not covered in this series, In order to make up for this defect and systematically summarize the known species of insects, as well as make convenience for the readers, the book Insect Fauna of Shaanxi Province, was jointly compiled by Prof. Tang Zhouhuai and
Dr. Yang Meixia, which will be the twelfth volume of this series.