Mecodema kipjac
Mecodema kipjac is a large-bodied ground beetle species found near Kirikopuni in Northland, New Zealand.
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The only known specimen of M.chaiup, found in 2008. | |
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Species: | M. kipjac |
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Mecodema kipjac Seldon & Buckley, 2019 | |
Diagnosis
Distinguished from other Mecodema species in the North Island by:
- the small foveae situated directly behind the eye;
- anterad pronotal foveae on the disc a distinctive shallow depression with scattered pits and short wrinkles mesad foveae;
- distinct shape of the apical portion of the penis lobe.[1]
Description
Length 33.1 mm, pronotal width 9.4 mm, elytral width 10.8 mm. Colour of entire body dark reddish-brown, head matte black.[1]
Natural History
More research is required.
References
- Seldon, D.S.; Buckley, T.R. (2019). "The genus Mecodema Blanchard 1853 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini) from the North Island, New Zealand". Zootaxa. 4598 (1): 1–148. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4598.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
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