Mecodema haunoho
Mecodema haunoho is the only ground beetle (Carabidae) species that is endemic to Little Barrier Island (Hauturu).[1][2][3] It is sister species the Great Barrier Island (Aotea) species M. aoteanoho and both are closely related to M. manaia, a species found in Bream Head, Northland, New Zealand.[1]
| Mecodema haunoho | |
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| Dorsal view of Mecodema haunoho from Little Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Mecodema |
| Species: | M. haunoho |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecodema haunoho Seldon & Leschen, 2011 | |
Diagnosis
Distinguished from other North Island Mecodema species by having:
- the prothoracic carina narrow the entire length, moderately crenulated with 3 setae along each side (curvidens species group);
- distinctive shape of the penis lobe.[2]
Description
Length 20.5–24.1 mm, pronotal width 5.1–5.9 mm, elytral width 6.3–6.8 mm. Colour of entire body matte to glossy black.[1][2]
Natural history
Found throughout the island, but more commonly encountered in the broadleaf forests of the southern and southwestern areas of Hauturu.
References
- Seldon, David S.; Leschen, Richard A.B. (2011). "A revision of the Mecodema curvidens species group (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini)". Zootaxa. 2829: 1–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2829.1.1.
- 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.
- Hauturu: the history, flora and fauna of Te Hauturu-o-Toi Little Barrier Island. Veitch, C.R., Wade, L. Auckland, New Zealand. 2019. ISBN 9780995109582. OCLC 1106097068.
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