Mecodema moniliferum
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| Mecodema moniliferum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Mecodema |
| Species: | M. moniliferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecodema moniliferum (Bates, 1867) | |
Mecodema moniliferum is a medium-sized ground beetle endemic to the South island, New Zealand.[1] This species is part of the monophyletic curvidens group and is found on the braided-river systems of the South Island.[2]
