taxonID	type	description	language	source
038C5E69506EFF923DE37538990FFBD6.taxon	diagnosis	Diffential diagnosis. The group is defined within the genus by the following combination of characters: (1) body unicoloured, reddish brown; (2) pronotum gibbous; (3) median occipital carina present; (4) eyes reduced, in females sometimes entirely absent; (5) maxillary palpomeres II and III irregularly granulate; (6) terminal maxillary palpomere large and flat with dense setation; (7) scape in males long, with well-projected secretory nodule at inner side; (8) pedicel longer than wide, oval, extended inwards by elevated edge with thickened and apically dentate margin; (9) inner side of pro- and metatibiae dentate close to apex; (10) aedeagus with parameres narrowed apically and forming proximally oriented lobes with variable shape, although the lobes are almost absent in B. monstrosetibialis (Stolz, 1923).	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506EFF923DE37538990FFBD6.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. All specimens have been found in caves or in deep, shady and cold cavities under wet leaves or large, deeply buried stones.	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506EFF923DE37538990FFBD6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The species of the group are endemic to the Carpathians and the area of their distribution extends from northern Romania to central Slovakia (Fig. 8).	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506DFF973DBD77B498CBFE52.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506DFF973DBD77B498CBFE52.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Named after my friend David Čeplík, Košice, a very enthusiastic biospeleologist and collector of both specimens of the new species.	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506DFF973DBD77B498CBFE52.taxon	biology_ecology	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.	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506DFF973DBD77B498CBFE52.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ukraine (Transcarpathian Ruthenia).	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506BFF963DCD76B49B13FE6C.taxon	description	(Figs. 5, 8)	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506BFF963DCD76B49B13FE6C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Corobana Mandraţului cave in Munti Apuseni, Romania Bryaxis monstrosetibialis (Stolz, 1923) (Figs. 6, 8)	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506BFF963DCD76B49B13FE6C.taxon	description	biology). New records (all data provided by Martin Švarc; all specimens deposited in his collection). SLOVAKIA: 13 JJ 17 ♀♀: Hrochoť, Hrochoťská dolina [valley], sifting of leaf-litter in cave, Švarc lgt.; 4 JJ 2 ♀♀: Liptovský Mikuláš, Demänovská jaskyňa [cave], under stones and sifting leaf-litter in cave, Švarc lgt.; 2 spec.: Muráňska planina, jaskyňa Maretkina [cave], Orszulík lgt.; 1 J: Slovenský raj, jaskyňa Duča [cave], trap, Košel lgt.; 3 JJ: Závadka nad Hronom, Veľká Stožka, Machnatá dolina [valley], sifting of litter near spring, Krátky lgt.; 1 ♀: Muráň, Javorníkova dolina [valley], sifting Fagetum, Mantič lgt.; 1 J: Kremnické vrchy, Diera pod oknom, 1190 m, Mlejnek lgt.; 1 J: Nízke Tatry Mts., jaskyňa nad Patočinami [cave above Patočiny], 3,700 m a. s. l., Mlejnek lgt.; 1 J: Malá Fatra, Veľký Rozsutec, Brestovanský lgt.; 2 ♀♀: Nízke Tatry Mts., Demänovská dolina [valley], Orszulík lgt. Records from the literature. ROUBAL (1930) and MACHULKA (1929 a, b, c, 1935) summarized old data from the following localities: near Rožňava, near Košice, Gemer (exact locality not available), Krupina, Nová Baňa, Muráň, and Dobšiná. Additional recent record was published from Zádieľ in the eastern Slovakia by MAJZLAN & RYCHLÍK (1994). A decade ago I summarized all old data and added some other localities: Slovenský kras (exact locality not available), Tisovec env. (Michňová jama), Handlová, Plešivecká planina (Lastovičia jama) (HLAVÁČ 2000). Finally, FRANC & MLEJNEK (2000) studied the ecology and distribution of the species and mentioned the following localities: Malá Fatra (lúky nad Hornými dierami [meadows above Horné diery]); Sokolec; Fačkovské sedlo [saddle], Plešivecká planina (Lastovičia priepasť [abyss]), Revúcka vrchovina (jaskyňa [cave] Burda, Veľká drienčanská jaskyňa [cave]), Poľana (Hrochoťská jaskyňa [cave]), Horehronské podolie: Valaská (jaskyňa v kameňolome [cave in stone-pit] Potôčky), Horehronské podolie: Červená skala (Márnikova jaskyňa [cave]), Starohorské vrchy (jaskyňa pri Uľanke [cave near Uľanka]), Nízke Tatry (Demänovská dolina [valley], Tunelová jaskyňa [cave]).	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506BFF963DCD76B49B13FE6C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Slovakia.	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506AFF963D3476DE9980FD2C.taxon	description	(Figs. 7, 8)	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506AFF963D3476DE9980FD2C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. UKRAINE: J: Kuzy. 1930. / Bythinus splendidus Croiss. Det. Ing. Machulka / 1 / Nár. Mus. Praha coll. Machulka / Bryaxis splendidus Croiss. Cl. Besuchet dét. I. 1977; ♀: Kuzy / Bythinus splendidus Croiss. Det. Ing. Machulka / Nár. Mus. Praha coll. Machulka; J [only aedeagus on a plastic slide, the whole body is missing]: Kuzy / 3 / Nár. Mus. Praha coll. Machulka. All specimens are deposited in NMPC and bear my identification label.	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
038C5E69506AFF963D3476DE9980FD2C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the locality of Kuzy in the Transcarpathian Ukraine.	en	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): 651-659, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5322469
