Mecodema jacinda
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Mecodema jacinda is a large-bodied ground beetle endemic to Maungatautari 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 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.[1]
It is in the family Carabidae and the suborder Adephaga.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Jacinda's lichen-ness". Newsroom. 2019-12-20. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-07.