Rediscovery and Redescription of Cryptalaus cardoni (Candèze, 1890) comb. nov (Coleoptera: Elateridae) after a century with notes on other Cryptalaus Ôhira species in India Author Parekar, Harshad Author Danani, Drashti 0000-0001-5409-9956 drashti.nd@gmail.com Author Patwardhan, Amol 0000-0002-9265-505X amolppatwardhan@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2024 2024-01-10 5399 1 52 64 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.1.4 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.1.4 1175-5326 2CCD1E2F-977D-4250-B6DE-E6F903B3517A Cryptalaus tamargrahensis Akhter, Drumont, Rizvi & Ahmed, 2012 Cryptalaus tamargrahensis Akhter, Drumont, Rizvi &Ahmed, 2012: 51 (original description; type locality: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan ); Platia & Pulvirenti, 2021: 180 (new distributional record for India ); Hoffmannova et al. , 2023: 292 (catalogue). Distribution. INDIA : Uttarakhand . Remarks. Akhter et al . (2012: 52) stated this species comes closer to Cryptalaus enquis [sic] Candèze without attributing the correct year (unavailable name, incorrect subsequent spelling; ICZN 1999 , Art. 33.3). The species referred in Akhter et al . (2012) likely is Alaus anguis Candèze, 1865 (should be transferred to Cryptalaus ). After comparing the dorsal habitus photographs of C. tamargrahensis with syntype specimens of Alaus anguis (photographs provided by K. Matsumoto, Natural History Museum, London), it seems that both these species show a great level of affinity in dorsal habitus, almost similar pattern of scale-like pubescence, and elytral apex round (see Akhter et al . 2012 ; Platia & Pulvirenti 2021 ; Hoffmannova et al . 2023 for dorsal habitus). A thorough examination is required to reveal if these two species are conspecific.