What is Mecodema jacinda?
{{italictitle}} [[Image:Mecodema jacinda.jpg|thumb|Dorsal view of ''Mecodema jacinda'']] '''''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 ''[[Mecodema curvidens|M. curvidens]]'' inhabiting the forest. It is named after New Zealand Prime Minister [[Jacinda Ardern]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-20|title=Jacinda's lichen-ness|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/12/20/956607?slug=jacindas-lichen-ness|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Newsroom|language=en-AU|archive-date=2020-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708063544/https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/12/20/956607?slug=jacindas-lichen-ness|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is in the family [[Carabidae]] and the suborder [[Adephaga]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Carabidae]] [[Category:Animals of Oceania]] {{biology-stub}}