Mecodema pluto

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Broscinae
Tribus: Broscini
Genus: Mecodema
Species: Mecodema pluto

Name

• Mecodema pluto Britton, 1949
  • Authority for placement: original
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated and presumably unique
    • Description: adult
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'NORTH ISLAND. Auckland: Te Aroha Trig. Station'
  • ZooBank: E3E9B508-D93A-4464-8155-2E38419E21F2

References

Primary references

• 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, plates 59-78. Online. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Gibbs, G.; McIntyre, M. 1997: Abundance and future options for wetapunga on Little Barrier Island. Science for conservation, (48) ISBN 0-478-01896-7 PDF [see table 7 on p. 20] [probably a misidentification of Mecodema haunoho]
• Seldon, D.S. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2011. Revision of the Mecodema curvidens species group (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini). Zootaxa 2829(1): 1–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2829.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page.