A new species of Amara (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Zabrini) from Sichuan Province, China, with additional records for other Amara species from the region

By

Hieke, Fritz
Kavanaugh, David H
Liang, Hongbin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

254

Pages

47-65

Subjects

Amara , Carabidae , China , Coleoptera , new species , Sichuan , Yunnan , Zabrini

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.254.4223

 

Abstract

A new species, Amara (Bradytulus) shalulishanica Hieke & Kavanaugh, sp. n. (type locality: Haizishan Yakou, 29.47366°N, 100.21921°E, 4623 m, Shalulishan, Dishan Township, Litang County, Sichuan Province, China) is described and diagnosed. Additional records are provided for 16 other Amara species, each of which represents one of five different geographical distribution types, which are discussed.