Bryaxis cepliki, Hlaváč, 2009

Hlaváč, Peter, 2009, Taxonomic notes on the Bryaxis splendidus species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), with the description of a new species from the Ukraine, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (2), pp. 651-659 : 653-655

Bryaxis cepliki sp. nov.

(Figs. 1–4, 8)

Type locality. Ukraine, Transcarpathian Ruthenia, Mala Ugolka, Zhemchuzhnaya cave

Type material. HOLOTYPE: J, ‘ UKRAINE: Zakarpattya, Mala Ugolka, Žemčužnaja cave , 16.VII.2007, D. Čeplík lgt . / HOLOTYPE Bryaxis cepliki sp. nov., P. Hlaváč det., 2008’ ( NMPC) . PARATYPE: J, ‘ UKRAINE: Zakarpattya, Velika Ugolka, cave Moločnyj kameň, 15.VII.2007, D. Čeplík lgt.’ ( CPH).

the B. splendidus species group by the shape of the aedeagus ( Figs. 3, 4 ).

Etymology. Named after my friend David Čeplík, Košice, a very enthusiastic biospeleologist and collector of both specimens of the new species.

Biology. The holotype was collected in wet scree near the wall at the end of the Zhemchuzhnaya cave, about 50 m from the entrance. The paratype was collected under large stones at the end of the Molochniy kamen cave, about 80 m from the entrance.

Distribution. Ukraine (Transcarpathian Ruthenia).

Figures

Figs. 2–7. 2–4 – Bryaxis cepliki sp. nov. 2 – scape and pedicel; 3 – aedeagus, dorsal aspect; 4 – aedeagus, ventral aspect. 5 – B. goliath (Jeannel, 1922), aedeagus, dorsal aspect (reproduced from JEANNEL 1955: 40). 6 – B. monstrosetibialis (Stolz, 1923), aedeagus, dorsal aspect (from HLAVÁČ 2000: 38). 7 – B. splendidus (Croissandeau, 1891), aedeagus, dorsal aspect. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.