Cardiophorellus: subgenus Parapleonomus Cobos, 1970

Douglas, Hume B., 2017, World reclassification of the Cardiophorinae (Coleoptera, Elateridae), based on phylogenetic analyses of morphological characters, ZooKeys 655, pp. 1-130 : 34

Cardiophorellus: subgenus Parapleonomus Cobos, 1970

Cardiophorellus : subgenus Parapleonomus Cobos, 1970a: 222. Type species: Cardiophorellus inermis Cobos, 1970a: 222.

Cardiophorellus Diagnosis inferred from Cobos, 1970a. Insufficient information available for inclusion in key to genera.

Diagnosis.

Head. Mandibular apex bidentate or multidentate; supra–orbital groove present. Prothorax. Pronotum without lateral carina, or apparently hind-angle carina; prosternum with anterior edge short, exposing labium. Legs. Tarsomere 4 without ventral lobe or pad extending beyond base of tarsomere 5; tarsal claws with 1 point per side; tibiae with posterior surfaces convex, modified for digging. Aedeagus. Parameres with apices undivided. Females undescribed or unassociated. Known from: South Africa, Gauteng Province, 1 sp.