Biology:Mecodema validum

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Short description: Species of beetle

Mecodema validum
M.validum Pureora dorsal.jpg
Mecodema validum Pureora dorsal
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Mecodema
Species:
M. validum
Binomial name
Mecodema validum
Broun, 1923

Mecodema validum is a large-bodied ground beetle endemic to New Zealand. It is geographically widespread from Mt Te Aroha (north) to the Ruahine Ranges (south) with Ohakune as the type locality. This species is within the spiniferum group,[1] there is variability in some of the external morphological characters along its distribution. However, the form of the male genitalia remains constant, except with a slight variation in the easternmost population in northern Hawke's Bay.

References

  1. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13821176 entry