Mecodema manaia
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| Mecodema manaia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Mecodema |
| Species: | M. manaia |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecodema manaia Seldon & Leschen, 2011 | |
Mecodema manaia is a medium-sized ground beetle species found in the native forests of Bream Head and Mt Manaia, Northland, New Zealand.[1] This species shares the forests of Bream Head with a large-bodied species, Mecodema tewhara, with both inhabiting slightly different forest type.[2]
Distinguished from other North Island Mecodema species by having:
- the pronotal carina with 3–4 setae along each side (curvidens species group);
- pronotum overall shape squared, midline poorly defined, medial impressions and microsculpture absent;
- elytral interval 7 curved inwardly to parallel humeral angle;
- ventrites 3 and 4 without setose punctures, ventrite 5 with 1 setose puncture each side of midline.[2]
Description
Length 24.5–28.7 mm (0.96–1.13 in), pronotal width 6.5–7.7 mm (0.26–0.30 in), elytral width 7.8–9.2 mm (0.31–0.36 in). Colour of entire body matte to glossy black.[2]
