Megadromus antarcticus

Megadromus antarcticus

Relict (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Pterostichinae
Tribe: Pterostichini
Subtribe: Pterostichina
Genus: Megadromus
Species:
M. antarcticus
Binomial name
Megadromus antarcticus
Chaudoir, 1865

Megadromus antarcticus, also known as the “Alexander beetle”, is a member of the Carabidae (ground beetle) family and only found in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Megadromus antarcticus are easily recognized by their iridescent green colouration.