Mecodema kipjac

Mecodema kipjac is a large-bodied ground beetle species found near Kirikopuni in Northland, New Zealand.

Diagnosis

Distinguished from other Mecodema species in the North Island by:

1. the small foveae situated directly behind the eye;
2. anterad pronotal foveae on the disc a distinctive shallow depression with scattered pits and short wrinkles mesad foveae;
3. distinct shape of the apical portion of the penis lobe.

Description

Length 33.1 mm, pronotal width 9.4 mm, elytral width 10.8 mm. Colour of entire body dark reddish-brown, head matte black.

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