Mecodema manaia | |
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Dorsal view of specimen | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Mecodema |
Species: | M. manaia
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Binomial name | |
Mecodema manaia Seldon & Leschen, 2011
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Mecodema manaia is a medium-sized ground beetle species found in the native forests of Bream Head and Mt Manaia, Northland, New Zealand. [1] This species shares the forests of Bream Head with a large-bodied species, Mecodema tewhara, with both inhabiting slightly different forest type. [2]
Distinguished from other North Island Mecodema species by having:
Length 24.5–28.7 mm (0.96–1.13 in), pronotal width 6.5–7.7 mm (0.26–0.30 in), elytral width 7.8–9.2 mm (0.31–0.36 in). Colour of entire body matte to glossy black. [2]
Mecodema manaia is found in the native broadleaf forest, especially areas with deep leaf litter.