Cardiophorus convexulus
LeConte, 1853
Cardiophorus convexulus is a click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) occurring in eastern North America. It was described by LeConte in 1853 from multiple specimens, and a lectotype was later designated in a 2002 taxonomic revision. The species is one of eleven Cardiophorus species recognized in eastern Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Eastern Canada and United States, east of the Rocky Mountains. Canadian provincial records: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
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Type specimen designation
A lectotype was designated for C. convexulus in a 2002 revision, as the was originally described from multiple specimens without a prior assignment.