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 and relatively abundant in the hills above Coromandel town. Mecodema argentum is more closely related to Mecodema species found in Northland, than other species found in the Coromandel Ranges.[1] The entire body is black, but the legs and coxae may be reddish brown, plus M. argentum can be distinguished from other North Island Mecodema by the form of the apical portion of the penis lobe.[1]

Mecodema argentum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Mecodema
Species:
M. argentum
Binomial name
Mecodema argentum
Seldon & Buckley, 2019

For a full description see Seldon & Buckley 2019.

Natural History

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Further research is required.

References

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  1. ^ 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.