''Mecodema jacinda'' is a large-bodied ground beetle endemic to
Maungatautari
Maungatautari is a mountain, rural community, and ecological area near Cambridge in the Waikato region in New Zealand's central North Island.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "mountain of the upright ...
Sanctuary,
Waikato, New Zealand. It is the largest species of ''Mecodema'' found on Maungatautari, which also has the medium-sized ''
M. curvidens'' inhabiting the forest. It is named after former New Zealand Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern.
Diagnosis
Differing from all other North Island ''
Mecodema'' species by:
# vertex smooth, vertexal groove defined by a few obsolescent punctures;
# the pronotal carina broad the entire length with 8–12 setae each side;
# interval 7 strongly convex in apical ⅓ (very distinctive);
# the shape of the apical portion of the penis lobe.
Description
Length 29–36 mm, pronotal width 7.9–10.2 mm, elytral width 9.1–11.6 mm. Colour of entire body matte to glossy black (especially pronotum).
Natural history
Relatively common and can be found under logs and rocks in native forest.
References
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jacinda Jacinda is a given name.
Notable people with it include :
* Jacinda Ardern (born 1980), Prime Minister of New Zealand since october 2017 ;
* Jacinda Barclay (1991–2020), Australian sportswoman ;
* Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian-Ameri ...
Beetles described in 2019
Endemic beetles of New Zealand
Jacinda Ardern