Megadromus capito
Species of beetle
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Megadromus capito is a large endemic ground beetle from New Zealand.[2] This beetle hunts on the ground, is active mainly at night and tends to take shelter under debris during the day.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Pterostichinae |
| Tribe: | Pterostichini |
| Subtribe: | Pterostichina |
| Genus: | Megadromus |
| Species: | M. capito |
| Binomial name | |
| Megadromus capito White, 1846 | |
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Taxonomy
M. capito was first described by Adam White in 1846.[4]
Description
M. capito is a shiny, black beetle with a thorax cover that can have a greenish appearance. The beetle has horizontal linear groves running the length of its wing covers.[2] They are sexually dimorphic in that the males are significantly larger than the females.[3]
Life cycle
There are three larval instars. M. capito can carry a relatively low number of eggs, with up to 26 being recorded, but on average carry 10.5. They gestate the eggs for at least six months. The females exhibit brooding behaviour where they guard their eggs.[3]
M. capito are regarded as being a long lived species of beetle.[3]
