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Mecodema genesispotini

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Mecodema genesispotini
Dorsal view Mecodema genesispotini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Mecodema
Species:
M. genesispotini
Binomial name
Mecodema genesispotini
Seldon & Buckley, 2019

Mecodema genesispotini is a species of ground beetle found in a small native forest remnant, between paddocks and pine forest, in the Waimata Valley, northwest of Gisborne, New Zealand.

Naming

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The specific epithet is in honour of Genesis Potini.

Diagnosis

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It is distinguished from other North Island Mecodema species by having the vertexal groove (head) defined by rugose wrinkles and punctures along the entire groove; 8-10 setae along each side of the pronotum carina; the base of the pronotum has numerous light punctures between the pronotal foveae; plus, the distinctive shape of the apical portion of the penis lobe.

Description

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It has a length of 26.6–32 mm, pronotal width of 7.3–9.1 mm, and elytral width of 8.4–10.3 mm. Colour of head and pronotum matte to glossy black, abdomen and elytra matte dark reddish-brown to black; coxae and legs dark reddish-brown.[1]

Natural history

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Further research is required.

References

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  1. ^ Seldon, D.S.; Buckley, T.R. (2019). "The genus Mecodema Blanchard 1853 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini) from the North Island, New Zealand". Zootaxa. 4598 (1): zootaxa.4598.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4598.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716064. S2CID 164710644.