Taxonomic notes on the predatory genus Cryptalaus Ôhira, 1967 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Korean peninsula with a new record of C. yamato (Nakane, 1957)

A predatory genus Cryptalaus Ohira, 1967 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Korea is taxonomically reviewed in this study. Up to date, two species of the genus Cryptalaus, C. berus Candeze, 1865 and C. larvatus pini Lewis, 1894, have been reported from Korea. From the present study, C. yamato Nakane, 1957 which has been regarded as an endemic to Japan, is reported from the Korean peninsula for the first time. A key to the Korean species of the genus Cryptalaus, diagnosis, illustrations of diagnostic characteristics are provided.