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 nodulosus ( Waterhouse, 1877 ) Alaus nodulosus Waterhouse, 1877: 4 (original description; type locality: Andaman Island ). Cryptalaus nodulosus ( Waterhouse, 1877 ) : Chandran & Dubey, 2020: 662 (redescription; proposed new combination; new record for Nicobar Islands ); Parekar & Patwardhan, 2021 : 19993 (diagnostic characters & remarks; proposed new combination). Distribution. INDIA : Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Remarks. The transfer of Alaus nodulosus Waterhouse, 1877 to the genus Cryptalaus Ôhira should be ascribed to Chandran & Dubey (2020: 662) and not Parekar & Patwardhan (2021 : 19993).