Zorochros cucullatus
Zorochros cucullatus is a of click beetle in the Elateridae. The species was previously placed in the Paratettix, but has been reclassified to Zorochros. It is a small with very limited observational records.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Zorochros cucullatus: /zɔˈrɔkrɔs kʊˈkʊlətəs/
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Taxonomic Note
This has undergone significant taxonomic revision. Historical literature (e.g., Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West) refers to it as Paratettix cucullatus, placing it within Tetrigidae (ground-hoppers), a of Orthoptera. However, current classification places it in Coleoptera as Zorochros cucullatus within Elateridae (click beetles). The morphological descriptions in older keys (vertex of not projecting beyond margin of ; anterior pronotal margin reaching margin of eyes; carina of pronotum obsolete or subobsolete behind cephalic margin) apply to the Orthoptera concept of this name, not the current Coleoptera classification. The relationship between these taxonomic concepts requires clarification.