Amara (Curtonotus) macronota Solsky, 1875

Hieke, Fritz, Kavanaugh, David H. & Liang, Hongbin, 2012, A new species of Amara (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Zabrini) from Sichuan Province, China, with additional records for other Amara species from the region, ZooKeys 254, pp. 47-65 : 58-59

Amara (Curtonotus) macronota Solsky, 1875

Curtonotus nitens Putzeys, 1866:234 (nec Sturm, 1825). Type material: Holotype, female, in CCHA. Type locality: northern China [without specific locality ("Chine boréale”)].

Curtonotus macronotus Solsky, 1875:265. Type material: Holotype, in ZIN ( Tschitschérine 1894:386). Type locality: Russia, Primorsky Krai, Suyfun River at «Nikolskoje». Synonymized by Tschitschérine 1894:385.

Amara (Curtonotus) jureceki Jedlička, 1957:29. Type material: Number of syntypes not specified, but probably only the holotype (based on text of description), in CJED.- Type locality: Russia, Primorsky Krai, Vladivostok. Synonymized by Lafer 1989:180.

Amara (Curtonotus) ovalipennis Jedlička, 1957:30. Type material: Holotype, male, in CJED. Type locality: Japan, Kyoto. Regarded as a subspecies, Amara macronota ovalipennis Jedlička, by Morita 1987:70. Synonymized by Hieke 1995:322.

Specimens examined.

Two female specimens (CAS, IZCAS) from the following locality: "CHINA, Beijing, Wuling Mountains, Miyun County, Xinchangzi Township, Xiakou Village, small branch of Andamu He, 415 m,"/ " 40.65278°N, 117.34069°E, 27 October 2002 Stop # DHK-2002-056, D.H. Kavanaugh, P. E. Marek, & H.-B. Liang collectors".

Geographical distribution.

Known from China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces), Japan, Korea and Russia (Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsky Krai).