Mecodema oregoides | |
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M. oregoides in Ohinetahi Reserve, Port Hills | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Mecodema |
Species: | M. oregoides |
Binomial name | |
Mecodema oregoides Broun, 1894 | |
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Mecodema oregoides is a small-bodied ground beetle endemic to New Zealand, and is the southernmost species of the curvidens group. [1] It is found in a range of different habitats on Banks Peninsula, Canterbury. [2]