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Mecodema jacinda

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Mecodema jacinda
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Mecodema jacinda is a large-bodied ground beetle endemic to Maungatautari Sanctuary, Waikato, New Zealand. It is the largest species of Mecodema found on Maungatautari, which also has the medium-sized M. curvidens inhabiting the forest. It is named after former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.[1]

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Diagnosis

Differing from all other North Island Mecodema species by:

  1. vertex smooth, vertexal groove defined by a few obsolescent punctures;
  2. the pronotal carina broad the entire length with 8–12 setae each side;
  3. interval 7 strongly convex in apical ⅓ (very distinctive);
  4. the shape of the apical portion of the penis lobe.[2]

Description

Length 29–36 mm, pronotal width 7.9–10.2 mm, elytral width 9.1–11.6 mm. Colour of entire body matte to glossy black (especially pronotum).[2]

Natural history

Relatively common and can be found under logs and rocks in native forest.

References

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