Mecodema allani
| Mecodema allani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Mecodema |
| Species: | M. allani
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecodema allani Fairburn, 1945
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Mecodema allani is a ground beetle of the family Carabidae, endemic to the South Island, New Zealand.[1] It is one of two species within the laterale group,[2] which are large-bodied species with a distinctively broad lateral carina along the elytra that is reflexed (curved upward). Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mecodema allani Fairburn, 1945". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Leschen, R. A.B.; Marris, J. W.M.; Emberson, R. M.; Nunn, J.; Hitchmough, R. A.; Stringer, I. A.N. (2012-07-01). "The conservation status of New Zealand Coleoptera". New Zealand Entomologist. 35 (2): 91–98. doi:10.1080/00779962.2012.686311. ISSN 0077-9962.
External links
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Media related to Mecodema allani at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mecodema allani at Wikispecies- iNaturalist World Checklist
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