Mecodema spiniferum
Appearance
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Adephaga |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Broscinae
Tribus: Broscini
Genus: Mecodema
Species: Mecodema spiniferum
Synonyms (1):
M. scitulum
Name
[edit]- Mecodema spiniferum Broun, 1880
- Primary type: holotype (unique): BMNH?
- Type locality: 'Waitakerei, near Auckland', New Zealand AK
- Incorrect original spelling: Mecodema spinifer
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Broun, T. 1880. Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Part 1. Pp. 1–651. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department, Wellington. BHL Reference page. [first availability, see p. 10 (Broun species number: 22)]
Additional references
[edit]- Green, O.R. 1982: Auckland Branch trip to Mangatautari Mountain, 28th Feb. 1982. Weta, 5(2): 36–37. ISSN: 0111-7696 BUGZ [probable misidentification of Mecodema oconnori]
- Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43)
- Larochelle, A.; Larivière, M.-C. 2007: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): synopsis of supraspecific taxa. Fauna of New Zealand, (60)
- May, B.M. 1967: The Broun species numbers (Coleoptera). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, zoology, 9: 175–180. BUGZ
- Townsend, J.I. 2012: Notes on the taxonomy of the Mecodema spiniferum species group (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Weta 42: 4-13. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.