| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaperinae |
| Genus: | Platydema |
| Species: | Platydema cardamonicum Schawaller, 2004 |
| Type specimen: | Holotype |
| Photographed specimen: | Sex = male. |
| Remarks: Distribution: S, India | |
| Identified by: | Wolfgang Schawaller , 2004 |
| Collected by: L. Dembicky & P. Pacholatko 1.-9.V.1997 | |
| Locality: South India, Kerala, 15km SW Munnar, Kallar Valley, 1250m |
| Subregion: India |
| Specimen deposited in NHMB |
| Agricultural role: No data yet |
| Management: No data yet |