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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.
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.
Descriptionedit
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 historyedit
Further research is required.
Referencesedit
^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.
February 28, 2024
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