Amara brunnea

Letzner, 1852

Amara brunnea is a ground beetle in the Carabidae, Amara. The species was described by Letzner in 1852. It is distributed across the Holarctic region with records from Alaska, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, and other areas. As a member of the genus Amara, it belongs to a group of small to medium-sized carabid beetles often associated with open . The species is listed as an accepted name in GBIF, though Catalogue of Life notes it as an ambiguous synonym of Amara (Amara) communis.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Amara brunnea: /ˈæmərə ˈbrʌniə/

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Distribution

Holarctic distribution with confirmed records from Alaska, Belarus, Belgium, and Bulgaria. Additional distribution data is sparse.

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Taxonomic Note

There is taxonomic uncertainty regarding this . GBIF lists Amara brunnea (Gyllenhal, 1810) as accepted, while NCBI and Catalogue of Life list Amara brunnea Letzner, 1852 with Catalogue of Life noting it as an ambiguous synonym of Amara (Amara) communis. The authorship and synonymy status require further clarification.

Data Availability

Limited biological and ecological information is available for this . iNaturalist records 19 observations, indicating it is rarely encountered or underreported.