Cephennium fairmairei JAKOBSON, 1910

Assing, Volker, 2021, On the Cephennium fauna of the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic Islands (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 891-931 : 898

Cephennium fairmairei JAKOBSON, 1910

Material examined: FRANCE: Hautes - Pyrénées: 4♂♂, 1♀, Col d'Aubisque env., 24.VII.1972, leg. Meybohm (cAss) ; 1♀, Gavarnie , 30.VI.1976, leg. Meybohm (cAss) ; 5♂♂, 2♀♀, Gavarnie , Gédre-Toumouse , 22.VII.1972, leg. Meybohm (cAss). Ariège: 11♂♂, 7♀♀, L'Hospitalet , 1300 m, 21.VI.1999, leg. Wolf (cAss). Haute - Garonne: 1♂, Marignac, ForêtdeBurat, 800-1000 m, 20.VI.2004, leg. Wolf (cAss) ; 6♂♂, 1♀, Bagnères-de-Luchon , Sode / Artigue, ca. 800 m, 17.VI.2004, leg. Wolf (cAss). Pyrénées - Atlantique: 2♂♂, 1♀, Les Eaux-Chaudes, 25.VII.1972, leg. Meybohm (cAss) . SPAIN: País Vasco: 1♀, Tolosa env., Regil, 2.VIII.1972 (cAss). Navarra 1♂, Orbaiceta env., 4.VIII.1971 (cAss) .

Material examined by C. Besuchet (unpubl.; material deposited in MHNG and numerous other collections): FRANCE: Hautes - Pyrénées: 20 exs., Bagnères-de-Bigorre ; 3 exs., Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Fontaine des Fées ; 2 exs., Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Le Bédat ; 1 ex., Tournay ; 3 exs., Grotte d'Asque ; 8 exs., Payolle ; 24 exs., Cauterets ; 5 exs., Aragnouet ; 4 exs., Grotte Labastide ; 1 ex., La Barthe-de-Neste ; 1 ex., Alsasna ; 6 exs., locality illegible or not specified. Pyrénées - Atlantique s: 2 exs., Grotte de Sari ; 1 ex., Gabas ; 1 ex., Forêt d'Iraty ; 2 exs., orêt d'Arudy ; 4 exs., Grotte Malarode ; 1 ex., 9 exs., Louvie-Juzon ; 1 ex., Larrau, Ravin d'Ursuia ; 1 ex., Sare ; 7 exs., locality illegible. Haute - Garonne: 8 exs., Bagnères-de-Luchon , Val d'Arboust du Buysson ; 5 exs., Saint-Béat, El Barbier ; 5 exs., Montréjeau. Ariège: 1 ex., Bethmale ; 1 ex., Castet d'Aleu ; 1 ex., Hospitalet ; 1 ex., L'Estelas ; 1 ex., St. Lary ; 3 exs., Massat ; 1 ex., Forêt de Bélesta ; 1 ex., Grotte Bedeilhac ; 1 ex., Aulus ; 2 exs., Villeneuve ; 1 ex., Seix ; 4 exs., locality illegible or not specified. Aude: 6 exs., Belcaire ; 2 exs., Nébias ; 6 exs., Forêt de Niave ; 1 ex., Lavagne . Pyrénées - Orientales: 2exs., Le Vernet ; 2exs.,localityillegible. Locality not specified: 37 exs., " Pyrénées ", " Pyrenaeen ", etc. SPAIN: Cataluña: 2 exs., Espinalber ; 3 exs., Lleida , Val d'Aran, Canejan ; 1 ex., Lleida , Val d'Aran. Navarra: 1 ex., Abourrea Alta . País Vasco: 3 exs., Tolosa env., Mt. Alzo .

The distribution ranges from the eastern Pyrenees to Pais Vasco. In Spain, the species is known from Cataluña, Navarra, and País Vasco. For numerous previously published records and illustrations of the male primary and secondary sexual characters see OROUSSET (2017).