Genus Cardiophorus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Works Cited

Silver Star Mountain Click Beetle 1 - Cardiophorus

Generic narrow little black beetle in late winter - Cardiophorus

Cardiophorus panamapolis Douglas - Cardiophorus panamapolis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)

Superfamily Elateroidea

Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)

Subfamily Cardiophorinae

Genus Cardiophorus

Explanation of Names

Cardiophorus Eschscholtz 1829

Latin 'heart-bearer' (refers to the shape of scutellum)

Numbers

one of the most speciose beetle genera, with >80 spp. in our area(1) and >600 spp. worldwide

Identification

eastern NA fauna revised in(2)

Works Cited

1.	Johnson P.J. (2009) Classification of the Nearctic genera of Elateridae

2.	Revision of Cardiophorus (Coleoptera: Elateridae) species of eastern Canada and United States of America Douglas H. 2003. The Canadian Entomologist 135: 493-548.

Contributed by tom murray on 22 November, 2006 - 6:46pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2013 - 2:23pm

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