Cryptalaus Ôhira

Parekar, Harshad, Danani, Drashti & Patwardhan, Amol, 2024, Rediscovery and Redescription of Cryptalaus cardoni (Candèze, 1890) comb. nov (Coleoptera: Elateridae) after a century with notes on other Cryptalaus Ôhira species in India, Zootaxa 5399 (1), pp. 52-64 : 62

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scientific name	Cryptalaus Ôhira
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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 View FIGURES 1–4 ) 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.