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Mecodema is a
genus of
large flightless ground beetle (Carabidae)
endemic to New Zealand. The
genus is very
diverse in
comparison to the
other three New...
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Mecodema longicolle is an
endemic New
Zealand ground beetle, and one of the few
Mecodema species found in both the
North Island and
South Island. Distinguished...
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Mecodema oconnori is a large-bodied
species of
ground beetle that is
found mainly on the
western regions of the
North Island, New Zealand. It is mainly...
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Mecodema validum is a large-bodied
ground beetle endemic to New Zealand. It is
geographically widespread,
ranging from Mt. Te
Aroha in the
north to the...
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Mecodema antarcti**** is a
carnivorous carabid beetle that
burrows in sand
above the high tide mark on New
Zealand sandy beaches.
First described by Francis...
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Mecodema godzilla is a large-bodied
ground beetle endemic to the
North Island, New Zealand. It was
described from two specimens,
which are
housed in two...
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Mecodema argentum is a large-bodied (29–32 mm length, 8.5–10 mm width)
ground beetle found in the
northern region of the
Coromandel Range, New Zealand...
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Mecodema howitti (syn.
Mecodema rectolineatum,
Mecodema walkeri),
termed the
Large Banks Peninsula ground beetle, is a
carnivorous forest ground beetle...
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Mecodema aberrans is a medium-sized (14.6–19.5 mm length, 5.3–6.5 mm width)
ground beetle endemic to the
South Island, New Zealand. This
species is within...
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Mecodema moniliferum is a medium-sized
ground beetle endemic to the
South island, New Zealand. This
species is part of the
monophyletic curvidens group...
