Cardiophorus erythropus

Cardiophorus erythropus is a of click beetle in the Elateridae. The Cardiophorus belongs to the Cardiophorinae, a group characterized by specific morphological traits including -shaped prosternal processes. This species is part of a large genus with numerous species distributed across various regions. The specific epithet erythropus refers to reddish leg coloration.

Cardiophorinae (10.3897-zookeys.655.11894) Figures 1–13 by Douglas HB (2017) World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters. ZooKeys 655: 1-130. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.655.11894. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Cardiophorus erythropus: /ˌkɑːrdiˈɑːfərəs ɛˈrɪθrəpəs/

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Taxonomic Note

The specific epithet 'erythropus' (from Greek erythros = red, pous = foot) suggests reddish leg coloration, a common naming pattern in beetles. The Cardiophorus is morphologically defined by the -shaped (cardio-) prosternal process that extends posteriorly between the procoxae.

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