Biology:Mecodema allani
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Short description: Species of beetle
Mecodema allani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Mecodema |
Species: | M. allani
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Binomial name | |
Mecodema allani Fairburn, 1945
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Mecodema allani is a ground beetle of the family Carabidae, endemic to the South Island, New Zealand.[1] It is one of two species within the laterale group,[2] which are large-bodied species with a distinctively broad lateral carina along the elytra that is reflexed (curved upward).
References
- ↑ "Mecodema allani Fairburn, 1945". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/98b64a71-1b49-4e16-8b34-c76e5f2d63c9.
- ↑ Britton, E.B. (1949). "The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand Part III - A revision of the tribe Broscini". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 77 (4): 533–581.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6804840 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecodema allani.
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