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 10494439 2CCD1E2F-977D-4250-B6DE-E6F903B3517A A checklist of and a key to known and valid species of Cryptalaus Ôhira in India Platia & Pulvirenti (2021: 180) recorded Calais afghanicus Chassain, 1991 from India (Almora, Uttarakhand ) as Cryptalaus afghanicus without any remarks. We follow Hoffmannova et al. (2023: 291) in not considering this species in Cryptalaus . Additionally, Chalcolepis kashyapi Vats & Kashyap, 1992 is an erroneous assignment and requires detailed study to determine its generic status. The male genitalia described ( Vats & Kashyap 1992: 197 ; Fig. 2 ) is not like that of Cryptalaus and the abdominal ventrite V is said to have two deep foveae ( Vats & Kashyap 1992: 196 ). Thus, we agree with Cate (2007: 208) and keep this species under species incertae sedis . Therefore, at present the Indian fauna of the genus Cryptalaus Ôhira is represented by 14 species. The species are listed below: 1. Cryptalaus alveolatus Parekar & Patwardhan, 2021 . India : Chhattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Karnataka , Kerala . 2. Cryptalaus assamensis (Schwarz, 1902) . India : Assam . 3. Cryptalaus cardoni ( Candèze, 1890 ) comb. nov. India : Jharkhand , Maharashtra . 4. Cryptalaus emarginatus ( Punam, Vats & Saini, 1996 ) comb. nov. India : Assam . 5. Cryptalaus eryx (Candèze, 1874) . India : Assam , West Bengal . 6. Cryptalaus furunculus ( Sarkar, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2016 ) comb. nov. India : West Bengal . 7. Cryptalaus lynceus (Candèze, 1874) . North India (precise location unknown). 8. Cryptalaus nigrimaculatus ( Punam, Vats & Saini, 1996 ) comb. nov. India : Assam . 9. Cryptalaus nodulosus ( Waterhouse, 1877 ) . India : Andaman & Nicobar Islands . 10. Cryptalaus rotundoextremus ( Vats & Kashyap, 1992 ) comb. nov. India : Uttarakhand . 11. Cryptalaus sculptus ( Westwood, 1848 ) . India : Meghalaya , Nagaland . 12. Cryptalaus sordidus ( Westwood, 1848 ) . India : Arunachal Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh , Meghalaya , Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal . 13. Cryptalaus tamargrahensis Akhter, Drumont, Rizvi & Ahmed, 2012 . India : Uttarakhand . 14. Cryptalaus truncatus ( Punam, Vats & Saini, 1996 ) comb. nov. India : Assam .