Biology:Mecodema allani

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Short description: Species of beetle

Mecodema allani
Mecodema allani.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Mecodema
Species:
M. allani
Binomial name
Mecodema allani
Fairburn, 1945

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

  1. "Mecodema allani Fairburn, 1945". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/98b64a71-1b49-4e16-8b34-c76e5f2d63c9. 
  2. 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