Cardiophorus arizonicus

Cardiophorus arizonicus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. The species epithet indicates an association with Arizona, suggesting a southwestern North American distribution. As a member of the genus Cardiophorus, it belongs to a group of click beetles characterized by their ability to produce an audible clicking sound through a prosternal process that fits into a mesosternal groove, a mechanism used for righting themselves when overturned.