A revision of Othiini. XIX. Two new species of Othius, the first record of the genus from Vietnam, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)
Author
Assing, Volker
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2015
2015-12-30
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5415927
0253-116X
5415927
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Othius lubricus
ASSING
,
1999
(
Map 2
)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:
China
: Y u n n a n 433,
7♀♀
,
E Kunming
,
Xiaobailong Forest
Park,
24°56'N
,
103°05'E
,
2110 m
, secondary pine forest, pine litter and litter at trail margin sifted,
10.
VIII
.2014
, leg.
Assing
&
Schülke
(cAss, cSch)
;
433,
3♀♀
, NE
Kunming
,
25°09'N
,
102°54'E
,
2280 m
, secondary pine forest with scattered old alder, litter sifted,
11.
VIII
.2014
, leg.
Assing
&
Schülke
(cAss, cSch)
;
433,
3♀♀
, mountain W
Xundian
,
25°35'N
,
103°09'E
,
2300 m
, mixed forest with alder, pine, and shrub undergrowth, litter, twigs, and roots of herbs sifted,
15.
VIII
.2014
, leg.
Assing
&
Schülke
(cAss, cSch)
;
1233,
10♀♀
, same data, but
16.
VIII
.2014
(cAss, cSch)
;
13,
1♀
,
Wuding
,
Lion Mountain Scenic Area
,
25°32'N
,
102°23'E
,
2200 m
, stream valley with deciduous forest, moist litter sifted,
17.
VIII
.2014
, leg.
Schülke
(cAss, cSch)
;
13, mountain W
Gejiu
,
23°24'N
,
103°07'E
,
1990 m
, mixed forest, litter and various debris sifted,
25.
VIII
.2014
, leg.
Schülke
(cAss)
.
C o m m e n t: This species was previously known only from the environs of Kunming (
ASSING 1999a
,
2003a
). The above records suggest that
O. lubricus
is rather widespread and not uncommon in eastern
Yunnan
. The currently known distribution is illustrated in
Map 2
.