title: Mecyclothorax
text: # Mecyclothorax
  
  Mecyclothorax Sharp, 1903 è un genere di Coleoptera della famiglia Carabidae.
  
  Il genere comprende circa 400 specie, delle quali circa la metà è stata scoperta e descritta dall'entomologo della Cornell University James Liebherr.
  
  Il genere Mecyclothorax è originario dell'Australia.
  
  ## Descrizione
  
  La maggioranza delle specie australiane di Mecyclothorax è in grado di volare, mentre le specie individuate nelle isole Hawaii e nelle Isole della Società sono prive di ali a causa del fenomeno della radiazione adattativa.
  
  I Mecyclothorax sono piccoli coleotteri predatori. Essi subiscono una metamorfosi completa entro il primo mese di vita, cui seguono gli stadi di larva, pupa e adulto. Gli adulti possono vivere fino ad un anno.
  
  ## Distribuzione e habitat
  
  Esemplari del genere Mecyclothorax sono stati trovati in Australia, Nuova Zelanda e nell'isola di Giava, nelle Isole della Società e a Maui (Isole Hawaii). In Australia, sede di origine del genere, sono presenti 25 specie, mentre tra Nuova Zelanda e Giava ve ne sono circa 40. Nelle Hawaii sono state scoperte 239 specie, mentre altre 100 sono state scoperte nelle Isole della Società.
  
  ## Tassonomia
  
  Il genere Mecyclothorax al novembre 2012 comprende circa 400 specie, ma le nuove scoperte si susseguono velocemente.
  
  Al 2011, esso includeva le seguenti 246 specie:
  
  * Mecyclothorax aa Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax abax Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax acutangulus Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax aeneipennis Liebherr, 2005
  * Mecyclothorax aeneus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax altiusculoides Perrault, 1987
  * Mecyclothorax altiusculus (Britton, 1938)
  * Mecyclothorax amaroides Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax ambiguus (Erichson, 1842)
  * Mecyclothorax angulosus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax angusticollis (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax annae Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax aorai Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax apicalis (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax arcuatus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax argutor (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax ata Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax ataraensis Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax ater Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax balli Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax ballioides Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax basipunctus Louwerens, 1953
  * Mecyclothorax bembidicus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax bembidioides (Blackburn, 1879)
  * Mecyclothorax bicolor Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax bilaianus Baehr, 1998
  * Mecyclothorax blackburni (Sloane, 1898)
  * Mecyclothorax blackburnianus Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax bougainvillei Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax bradycellinus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax bradyderus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax brevipennis Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax brevis (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax brittoni Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax bryobioides Perrault, 1987
  * Mecyclothorax bryobius (Britton, 1938)
  * Mecyclothorax carteri (Perkins, 1917)
  * Mecyclothorax castaneus Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax chalcosus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax cognatus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax comma Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax consobrinus Liebherr, 2005
  * Mecyclothorax constrictus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax convexicollis (Emden, 1937)
  * Mecyclothorax convexus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax cooki Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax cordaticollis (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax cordicollis (Sloane, 1900)
  * Mecyclothorax cordithorax Liebherr, 2005
  * Mecyclothorax crassus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax cuccodoroi Baehr, 2002
  * Mecyclothorax cupreoides Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax cupreus Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax cupripennis Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax curtipes (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax curtus (Sloane, 1895)
  * Mecyclothorax cymindicus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax cymindoides Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax dannieae Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax daptinus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax debiliceps Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax debilis (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax deverilli (Blackburn, 1879)
  * Mecyclothorax discedens (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax doesburgi Louwerens, 1949
  * Mecyclothorax ducalis (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax dunbarorum Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax eipomeki Baehr, 1995
  * Mecyclothorax eliti Baehr, 1995
  * Mecyclothorax ewingi Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax exilis Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax externestriatus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax eyrensis (Blackburn, 1892)
  * Mecyclothorax fairmairei Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax ferruginiosus Perrault, 1987
  * Mecyclothorax filipes (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax flavolateralis Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax flavomarginatus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax fleutiauxi (Jeannel, 1944)
  * Mecyclothorax footei Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax fortis (Blackburn, 1889)
  * Mecyclothorax fosbergi Perrault, 1979
  * Mecyclothorax fosbergioides Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax funebris Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax fuscus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax gagnei Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax georgettae Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax gerardi Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax giffardi Liebherr, 2005
  * Mecyclothorax giffini Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax globicollis (Mandl, 1969)
  * Mecyclothorax globosoides Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax globosus (Britton, 1948)
  * Mecyclothorax globulosus Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax gourvesi Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax gourvesioides Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax goweri Moore, 1992
  * Mecyclothorax gracilis (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax granulatus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax granulipennis Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax haleakalae (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax hamatus Perrault, 1987
  * Mecyclothorax hemisphaericus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax hephaestus Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax howei Moore, 1992
  * Mecyclothorax impressipennis Baehr, 2003
  * Mecyclothorax impunctatus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax inaequalis (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax incompositus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax inflatus Baehr, 2003
  * Mecyclothorax insolitus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax interruptus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax irregularis Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax iteratus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax jarrigei Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax jiwikae Baehr, 1995
  * Mecyclothorax joni Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax julianae Baehr, 1995
  * Mecyclothorax karschi (Blackburn, 1882)
  * Mecyclothorax kaukukini Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax kavanaughi Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax konanus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax kubor Baehr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax lackneri Baehr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax laetus (Blackburn, 1881)
  * Mecyclothorax laevilateralis Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax lahainae Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax langdae Baehr, 1995
  * Mecyclothorax lateralis (Castelnau, 1867)
  * Mecyclothorax latissimus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax latus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax lewisensis Moore, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax lisae Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax lissopterus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax lissus (Andrewes, 1933)
  * Mecyclothorax loebli Baehr, 2002
  * Mecyclothorax longulus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax lophoides (Chaudoir, 1854)
  * Mecyclothorax macrops (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax mahina Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax mapura Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax marau Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax marginatus Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax maunakukini Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax micans (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax microps Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax minor Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax minutus (Castelnau, 1867)
  * Mecyclothorax molokaiae (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax molops (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax monteithi Moore, 1985
  * Mecyclothorax montivagus (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax multipunctatus (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax mundanus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax munroi (Perkins, 1937)
  * Mecyclothorax muriauxi Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax muriauxioides Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax najtae Deuve, 1987
  * Mecyclothorax negrei Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax nitidus Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax nubicola (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax oahuensis (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax obscuricolor (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax obscuricornis Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax obscurus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax obtusus Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax occultus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax oculatus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax oopteroides Liebherr & Marris, 2009
  * Mecyclothorax otagoensis Liebherr & Marris, 2009
  * Mecyclothorax otundicollis (White, 1846)
  * Mecyclothorax ovalipennis Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax ovalis Sloane, 1915
  * Mecyclothorax ovipennis Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax palustris (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax paradoxus (Blackburn, 1879)
  * Mecyclothorax paraglobosus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax paraltiusculus Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax parovalipennis Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax parvus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax pele (Blackburn, 1879)
  * Mecyclothorax perivariipes Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax perkinsi (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax perkinsianus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax perpolitus Perkins, 1917
  * Mecyclothorax perstriatus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax peryphoides (Blackburn, 1889)
  * Mecyclothorax platysminus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax polhemusi Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax pomarei Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax profondestriatus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax proximus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax pseudaltiusculus Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax punakukini Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax punctatostriatus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax punctatus (Sloane, 1895)
  * Mecyclothorax punctipennis (Macleay, 1871)
  * Mecyclothorax pusillus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax quadraticollis Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax quadratus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax rectangulus Louwerens, 1953
  * Mecyclothorax riedeli Baehr, 1992
  * Mecyclothorax robustus (Blackburn, 1881)
  * Mecyclothorax rotundatus Lorenz, 1998
  * Mecyclothorax rufipennis Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax rusticus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax sabulicola (Britton, 1948)
  * Mecyclothorax sapei Baehr, 1995
  * Mecyclothorax scaritoides (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax sculptonotatus (Enderlein, 1909)
  * Mecyclothorax sedlaceki Darlington, 1971
  * Mecyclothorax sharpi Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax simiolus (Blackburn, 1878)
  * Mecyclothorax sinuatus Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax sinuosus Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax sobrinus Sharp, 1903
  * Mecyclothorax spinosus Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax stenolophinus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax storeyi Moore, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax striatopunctatus Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax subater Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax subconstrictus (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax subquadratus Perrault, 1984
  * Mecyclothorax subsinuatus Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax subunctus (Perkins, 1917)
  * Mecyclothorax superstriatus Liebherr, 2005
  * Mecyclothorax swezeyi Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax tahitiensis Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax taiarapu Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax tantalus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax teatara Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax terminalis (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax toxopei Darlington, 1962
  * Mecyclothorax trisetifer Liebherr, 2006
  * Mecyclothorax tuberculatus Perrault, 1988
  * Mecyclothorax unctus (Blackburn, 1881)
  * Mecyclothorax urpuripennis Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax vaifaufa Perrault, 1989
  * Mecyclothorax variipes (Sharp, 1903)
  * Mecyclothorax villiersi Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax viridis Perrault, 1978
  * Mecyclothorax vitreus Britton, 1948
  * Mecyclothorax vulcanus (Blackburn, 1879)
  * Mecyclothorax wallisi Perrault, 1986
  * Mecyclothorax williamsi Liebherr, 2008
  * Mecyclothorax zimmermani Perrault, 1978
  