Mecodema parataiko is a species of beetle, the most widespread of the Northland species, being found in forests from Whangārei north to Herekino.[1]

Mecodema parataiko
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Mecodema
Species:
M. parataiko
Binomial name
Mecodema parataiko
Seldon & Leschen, 2011

References

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  1. ^ 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. hdl:2292/8777.