Cardiophorus carinatus

Cardiophorus carinatus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae, genus Cardiophorus. The genus Cardiophorus comprises numerous species of small to medium-sized elaterid beetles, many of which are characterized by distinctive thoracic and elytral sculpturing. Species in this genus are typically associated with various terrestrial habitats and are part of the diverse click beetle fauna of North America and other regions. The specific epithet 'carinatus' refers to keeled or ridged structures, likely describing a diagnostic morphological feature of this species.