Mecodema godzilla
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| Mecodema godzilla | |
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| Dorsal view of the male specimen (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Mecodema |
| Species: | M. godzilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecodema godzilla Seldon & Buckley, 2019 | |
Mecodema godzilla is a large-bodied ground beetle endemic to Mt Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand. It is generally found in the areas of tussock and low-growing alpine tree line, with a few specimens now recorded on iNaturalist [1]
It was described from two specimens, which are housed in two different entomological collections, the Auckland Museum and Lincoln University.