Amara (Bradytus) elegantula Tschitscherine 1899

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 18.Amara (Bradytus) elegantula Tschitschérine. a dorsal habitus (CASENT1026671) b–c median lobe of aedeagus of male (CASENT1026255) b left lateral aspect c dorsal aspect; scale lines = 1.0 mm d Map of localities records (red circles) for Amara elegantula in the Gaoligong Shan region, scale line = 100 km.

Figure 26.Photographs of habitats for Amara species in the Gaoligong Shan region. a Gongshan County, Heipu Yakou just E of Tunnel, elevation 3365 m; habitat in which specimens of Amara chalciope and Amara elegantula were collected b Gongshan County, southwest slope of Kawakarpu Shan on slope abiove and NE of Chukuai Lake, elevation 3950 m; habitat in which specimens of Amara elegantula 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.

Figure 8.Apical region of median lobe (dorsal aspect) and apex of right paramere (medial aspect) of aedeagus of males. a Amara lucidissima Baliani b all other species of subgenus Reductocelia (for comparative purposes only, no other species of this subgenus in the area).