Amara (Bradytus) pingshiangi Jedlicka 1957

Figure 5.Tibial and abdominal apices. a–b right tibial apices, lateroventral aspect; a. Amara davidi Tschitshérine b Amara sikkimensis Andrewes, typical of all other Amara species of the area c–e abdominal apices, ventral aspect, with white arrows indicating insertion points for setae c Amara sikkimensis, typical of all Amara females d Amara sikkimensis Andrewes male e Amara latithorax Baliani, typical of males of all other Amara species of the area.

Figure 6.Tarsomere 5 of left hind tarsus, medial aspect. a Amara pingshiangi Jedlička b Amara sikkimensis Andrewes, typical of all other Amara species of the area.

Figure 20.Amara (Bradytus) pingshiangi Jedlička. a dorsal habitus (CASENT1038324) b–c median lobe of aedeagus of male (CASENT1038324) b left lateral aspect c dorsal aspect; scale lines = 1.0 mm d Map of localities records (red circles) for Amara pingshiangi in the Gaoligong Shan region, scale line = 100 km.

Figure 25.Photographs of habitats for Amara species in the Gaoligong Shan region. a Lushui County, Pianma Road just E of Fengxue Yakou, elevation 3150m; habitat in which specimens of Amara birmana and Amara chalciope were collected b Tengchong County, Longtang He at Dahetou Lingganjiao, elevation 2010 m; habitat in which specimens of Amara birmana, Amara pingshiangi and Amara shaanxiensis were collected.

Figure 27.Map showing approximate overall geographical distributions of species occurring in the Gaoligong Shan region (ranges that extend to the upper right corner of the map are truncated there but continue northeast to Japan and the Russian Far East); dashed lines connect apparently significant disjunct areas of the range of a species; scale line = 500 km. 1 Amara (Amara) congrua Morawitz 2 Amara (Bradytus) simplicidens Morawitz 3 Amara (Zezea) davidi Tschitschérine 4 Amara (Bradytus) pingshiangi Jedlička 5 Amara (Reductocelia) lucidissima Baliani 6 Amara (Amara) silvestrii Baliani 7 Amara (Amara) shaanxiensis Hieke; 8 Amara (Xenocelia) sikkimensis Andrewes 9 Amara (Harpaloamara) latithorax Baliani 10 Amara (Bradytus) chalciope (Bates) 11 Amara (Bradytus) dissimilis Tschitschérine 12 Amara (Pseudoamara) birmana Baliani; 13 Amara (Bradytus) elegantula Tschitschérine.

Figure 28.Chart showing the representation of Amara species in project-designated Core Areas (see Fig. 3) in the Gaoligong Shan region.

Figure 29.Chart illustrating the altitudinal ranges of Amara species represented in the Gaoligong Shan region.

Figure 30.Chart illustrating the co-occurence (syntopy) of Amara species in samples from the same habitats and at the same sites in the Gaoligong Shan region.