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Megadromus capito
White, 1846
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Megadromus capito is a large endemic ground beetle from New Zealand. [2] This beetle hunts on the ground, is active mainly at night and tends to take shelter under debris during the day. [3]
M. capito was first described by Adam White in 1846. [4]
M. capito is a shiny, black beetle with a thorax cover that can have a greenish appearance. The beetle has horizontal linear groves running the length of its wing covers. [2] They are sexually dimorphic in that the males are significantly larger than the females. [3]
M. capito have relatively low numbers of eggs, up to 26, which they gestate for at least six months. [3]
M. capito are regarded as being a long lived species of beetle. [3]
Megadromus capito | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | M. capito
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Binomial name | |
Megadromus capito
White, 1846
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Megadromus capito is a large endemic ground beetle from New Zealand. [2] This beetle hunts on the ground, is active mainly at night and tends to take shelter under debris during the day. [3]
M. capito was first described by Adam White in 1846. [4]
M. capito is a shiny, black beetle with a thorax cover that can have a greenish appearance. The beetle has horizontal linear groves running the length of its wing covers. [2] They are sexually dimorphic in that the males are significantly larger than the females. [3]
M. capito have relatively low numbers of eggs, up to 26, which they gestate for at least six months. [3]
M. capito are regarded as being a long lived species of beetle. [3]