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Mecodema kipjac
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mecodema kipjac is a large-bodied ground beetle species found near Kirikopuni in Northland, New Zealand.
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Diagnosis
Distinguished from other Mecodema species in the North Island by:
- the small foveae situated directly behind the eye;
- anterad pronotal foveae on the disc a distinctive shallow depression with scattered pits and short wrinkles mesad foveae;
- distinct shape of the apical portion of the penis lobe.[1]
Description
Length 33.1 mm, pronotal width 9.4 mm, elytral width 10.8 mm. Colour of entire body dark reddish-brown, head matte black.[1]
Natural history
More research is required.
References
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