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.

Natural history
More research is required.