Bradycellus (Tachycellus) kataevi JAEGER & WRASE, 1994

Material examined China Gansu: 34 km N Chengxian, W-Qinling Shan, 34°08'24''N, 105°46'43''E, 1750 m, 28.VII. 2012, V. Assing [3] (5♂♂, 2♀♀ - MFNB, cJAE) ; same data but: M. Schülke, and additionally: moist valley with creek and ponds, moist meadow with Artemisia), (1♂, 3♀♀ - cWR); W. Qinling Shan, 101 km NW Longnan, 2200 m, 34°03'14''N / 104°10'00''E (SW.slope with shrubs, litter sifted), 1.VIII.2012, M. Schülke [09] (1♂, 3♀♀ - cWR) ; Qinling Shan, 42 km SW Meixian, 1875 m, 34°01'32''N / 107°24'13''E (N.slope, secondary deciduous forest near creek, litter/grass sifted), 26.VII.2012, M. Schülke [02] (4♂♂ ℀ cWR) ; W. Qinling Shan, 47 km N Chengxian, 1850 m, 34°10'17''N / 105°42'56''E (mixed secondary forest margin, litter sifted), 29.VII.2012, D.W.Wrase [05] (1♀ - cWR) ; W. Qinling Shan, 47 km N Chengxian, 1830 m, 34°10'20''N / 105°42'19''E (creek valley with secondary deciduous forest, moist litter sifted), 29.VII.2012, D.W. Wrase [06A] (1♀ - cWR). – Shaanxi: Micang Shan, 42 km S Hanzhong, 32°40'52''N / 106°49'16''E, 1090 m, 14.VIII.2012, V. Assing [27] (1♂, 2♀♀ - MFNB) ; same data but: M. Schülke, and additionally: NW. slope, margin of mixed forest, with rocks, litter/ grass/moss sifted [27] (2♂♂, cWR); same data but/additionally: tall herbaceous vegetation, raked from roots/soil), D.W. Wrase [27A] (1♀ - cWR). – Sichuan: Qincheng Shan, 65 NW Chengdu, 8 km W Taiping, 650-700 m, 30.54N / 103.33E, 18.V.1997, D.W. Wrase (8♂♂, 10♀♀ - cJAE, cWR) ; Ganzi Tibet. Aut. Pref., Luding Co., Nebenfluss des Dadu He, 5 km S Luding, 29°53 N / 102°13E, 1250 m, Schotter, Steine, 21.VI.1999, M. Schülke (1♂ - cWR) ; Mt. Emei, 1400 m, litter, 21.IX.1994, S. Kurbatov (1♀ - ZIN). North Korea: Kangwon Prov., Kumgang-san, No. 1065, 23.X.1987, Z. Korsós & L. Ronkay (2 - NHMW, cWR) .

The species was hitherto known from China (Fujian and Sichuan) (JAEGER & WRASE 1994: 461-463) and from North Korea (JAEGER & KATAEV 2003: 401). Here it is also recorded for the Chinese provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi for the first time; further records are provided for Sichuan, and first detailed records for North Korea.