Mecodema dunnorum is a large-bodied ground beetle in the Mecodema genus found in some native forest remnants (e.g., Remiger's Bush Scenic Reserve and Dunn's Bush Scenic Reserve) in the Puhoi area, north Auckland, New Zealand.[1] It is one of six endemic Mecodema species that are found in the Auckland entomological region, as per Crosby et al. 1976.[2]
| Mecodema dunnorum | |
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| Dorsal view of Mecodema dunnorum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Mecodema |
| Species: | M. dunnorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecodema dunnorum Seldon & Buckley, 2019
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This beetle was named after Val Dunn and her late husband Arthur Dunn for their conservation work in the Puhoi-Warkworth areas of north Auckland. Both the bush reserves were covenanted by the Dunn family so that there were native forest remnants south of the Puhoi River.
Identification
editDiffering from other North Island Mecodema species by the:
- vertexal groove shallow, more impressed laterally, unpunctured, but large dimples laterally;
- prothoracic carina broad the entire length, smooth with 14–17 setae along each side;
- distinctive shape of apical portion of the penis lobe.[1]
Natural history
editFurther research is required.
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Crosby, T.K.; Dugdale, J.S.; Watt, J.C. (1976). "Recording specimen localities in New Zealand: An arbitrary system of areas and codes defined". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (1): 69. doi:10.1080/03014223.1976.9517903. ISSN 0301-4223.
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