Bryaxis fabaiformis

Bryaxis fabaiformis is a species of beetle in the family Staphylinidae.^[1]

Bryaxis fabaiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Supertribe:	Goniaceritae
Tribe:	Bythinini
Genus:	Bryaxis
Species:	B. fabaiformis
Binomial name
Bryaxis fabaiformis Choi, Park, Lee & Park, 2023

This beetle was first described in 2023 by Yeon-Jae Choi, Sun-Jae Park, Seung-Gyu Lee, and Jong-Seok Park.^[1][2] The species epithet, fabaiformis, combines the Latin words faba (“bean”) and -formis (“having the form of”), and refers to the shape of antennal pedicels in the male.

It is found on the Korean peninsula in Gangwon-do.^[2]

The holotype and paratypes of this beetle were collected by sifting soil and leaf litter in a mixed forest.^[2]