The Mecyclothorax beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Moriomorphini) of Tahiti, Society Islands
Author
Liebherr, James K.
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ZooKeys
2013
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.322.5492
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.322.5492
1313-2970-322-1
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Mecyclothorax subquadratus Perrault, 1984: 30
Identification.
This is the smallest-bodied species in the
Mecyclothorax
muriauxi
group to possess both lateral and basal pronotal setae; standardized body length 5.1 mm and setal formula 2201. The subquadrate pronotum has sinuate lateral margins and a broad base (Fig. 10B); MPW/PL = 1.20, APW/BPW = 0.78. The vertex of the head has shallow transverse-mesh microsculpture, the sculpticells difficult to discern in reflected light. The neck is covered with a more developed isodiametric mesh. The pronotal disc exhibits an evident transverse mesh, sculpticells 2
-3x
broad as long, and the discal elytral intervals are covered with a more distinct transverse mesh of the same dimensions.
Distribution and habitat.
The single holotype female specimen was collected at 1000 m elevation on Mont Marau.