Mecodema genesispotini
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Mecodema genesispotini is a species of ground beetle found in a small native forest remnant, between paddocks and pine forest, in the Waimata Valley, northwest of Gisborne, New Zealand.
Naming
The specific epithet is in honour of Genesis Potini.
Diagnosis
It is distinguished from other North Island Mecodema species by having:
- a vertexal groove defined by punctures and short rugose wrinkles entire length;
- pronotum carina smooth with 8–10 setae;
- pronotum with numerous obsolescent punctures between pronotal foveae;
- distinctive shape of apical portion of penis lobe.[1]
Description
It has a length of 26.6–32 mm, pronotal width of 7.3–9.1 mm, and elytral width of 8.4–10.3 mm. Colour of head and pronotum matte to glossy black, abdomen and elytra matte dark reddish-brown to black; coxae and legs dark reddish-brown.[1]
Natural history
Further research is required.
References
- ^ a b 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.