▁in ▁the ▁collections ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Boh em ian ▁Museum , ▁located ▁in ▁Pl ze ň , ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Boh em iat up us ▁was ▁first ▁studied ▁by ▁Jak ub ▁Pro kop ▁of ▁Charles ▁University ▁in ▁Prag ue , ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁André ▁Nel ▁of ▁the ▁Mus é um ▁national ▁d ' histoire ▁nature lle ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁ ▁Their ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁type ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁and ▁species ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁Ann ales ▁de ▁la ▁Société ▁Ent om ologique ▁de ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁generic ▁name ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁Pro kop ▁and ▁Nel ▁from ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁" B oh emia " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁historical ▁central ▁European ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁meg ane ur id ▁genus ▁T up us ▁to ▁which ▁Boh em iat up us ▁is ▁related . ▁ ▁The ▁et ym ology ▁of ▁the ▁specific ▁ep ith et ▁eleg ens ▁is ▁Latin ▁and ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁" m agn ific ent ▁state ▁of ▁pres ervation " ▁displayed ▁by ▁the ▁hol ot ype . ▁ ▁The ▁e cos ystem ▁in ▁which ▁Boh em iat up us ▁eleg ans ▁lived ▁is ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁shall ow ▁lake ▁that ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁pe at - m ire ▁due ▁to ▁sed iment ▁inf ill ▁from ▁vol can ic ▁ash ▁during ▁the ▁Bol so v ian . ▁Boh em iat up us ▁eleg ans ▁shared ▁this ▁environment ▁with ▁the ▁not ably ▁large ▁insect ▁species ▁Bo j oph le bia ▁pro kop