Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1836

Douglas, Hume B., 2017, World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters, ZooKeys 655, pp. 1-130 : 36-37

Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1836 Figs 116-118

Cardiotarsus Eschscholtz, 1836: published in identification table opposite p.5, without associated spp. Type species: Cardiotarsus capensis Candèze, 1860: 226.

Diagnosis.

Pronotum. Lateral carina not reaching anterior edge (Fig. 117), hidden in dorsal view by overhanging edge of dorsal part of pronotum (= submarginal line). Legs. Tarsomere 4 with ventral lobe or pad extending beyond base of tarsomere 5; Tarsal claws with one apex per side. Also proximal (largest) sclerites of bursa copulatrix ovoid (Fig. 118, right). Known from Africa, Mauritius, southern and eastern Asia, Japan, Taiwan, 51 spp.