Mecodema atrox

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Broscinae
Tribus: Broscini
Genus: Mecodema
Species: Mecodema atrox

Name

  • Mecodema atrox Britton, 1949
    • Authority for placement: original
    • Original status: valid species
    • Primary type: holotype
      • Fixation: designated and presumably unique
      • Description: adult male
      • Repository: NZAC NZAC04011260, ex E.S. Gourlay collection
    • Type locality: 'NORTH ISLAND. Auckland: Tauranga'
    • ZooBank: A54FA821-B89E-4534-AC59-3DB5D2E9B637

References

  • Britton, E.B. 1949: The Carabidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. Part III-A revision of the tribe Broscini. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 77(4): 533–581, plates 59-78. Online. Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 576, and fig. 119]
  • Seldon, D.S. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2011: Revision of the Mecodema curvidens species group (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini). Zootaxa 2829(1): 1–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2829.1.1 Paywall. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page. 
  • Watt, J.C. 1979: A record of Mecodema atrox (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Weta 3(1): 7. BUGZ Reference page. 
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