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Issue: Vol. 86 No. 1: 29 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-29
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2026.86.1.2
Page range: 10-18
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Amara (Zezea) yizhu sp. nov., a hidden gem from sky islands of Hengduan Mountains Region, China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Zabrini)

College of Forestry; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing; 100083; P. R. China
College of Forestry; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing; 100083; P. R. China
Asia China taxonomy morphology new species ground beetles

Abstract

A new species, Amara (Zezea) yizhu sp. nov., is described from northwestern Yunnan. Its type locality, Mount Niaodiao (Eryuan, Dali, Yunnan), represents a typical “sky island” within the Hengduan Mountains. The new species constitutes the second known member of the subgenus Zezea Csiki, 1929 from the Oriental Region.

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