Mecodema spiniferum

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 spiniferum
Synonyms (1): M. scitulum

Name

• Mecodema spiniferum Broun, 1880
  • Primary type: holotype (unique): BMNH?
  • Type locality: 'Waitakerei, near Auckland', New Zealand AK
  • Incorrect original spelling: Mecodema spinifer

References

Primary references

• 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

• 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.