Talk:Mecodema regulus

Distribution

• New Zealand [endemic]

Notes

• According to Seldon & Leschen (2011: 38), [quote]Britton (1964) had described this species with a subspecific name “mihi” which was unnecessary since there was no other subspecies included in the species[unquote], referring to the previously unpublished holotype label, which they quote verbatim, but, of course, the "mihi" was intended by Britton not as a subspecies epithet, but rather to denote that he himself was the author of the taxon. See Evenhuis (2008) for a general discussion.

References

• Evenhuis, N.L. 2008. The “Mihi itch”—a brief history. Zootaxa 1890: 59–68. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 
• 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. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Mecodema regulus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mecodema regulus.
• ION