Mecyclothorax gourvesioides Perrault 1988

Mecyclothorax gourvesioides is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Psydrinae. It was described by Perrault in 1988.

This species is known from lower elevations north of Mapura to Mapura summit, on the ridge that leads upward to Pihaaiateta and Pito Hiti. Specimens were collected during 1978 between 900 and 1200 m elevations by beating ferns (Perrault 1988). The area within which this species has been collected includes the upper reaches of the Valle de Opearahi that has been developed into the Supermahina housing estate. Supermahina was one of the first areas in Tahiti known to be infested with the little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, introduced at some time before 2004 (I.P.P.C. 2005). Thus a portion of the known range of this species has witnessed an alien ant invasion suggesting that a post-invasion assessment of populations of this species is warranted.