A revision of Othiini. XVII. A new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) Author Assing, V. text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2010 2010-12-19 42 2 1077 1091 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.10106012 0253-116X 10106012 9C384583-4849-49AA-B7C0-903FFE41BAC9 Othius chrysurus REITTER 1891 ( Figs 1-9 ) M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Afghanistan : 2 exs. , Hindu Kush, Salang mountain range, NE Salang pass, 35°27'N , 68°58'E , 2300-2600 m , small valley, 6.XI.2009 , leg. Reuter (cFel, cAss). The above specimens represent the first record of both the genus and the species from Afghanistan . Previously, O. chrysurus was known from Kazakhstan , Tajikistan , and Uzbekistan . The external characters and the aedeagus of a male from Afghanistan are illustrated in Figs 1-9 . The figures of the aedeagus in ASSING (1997b) show the lateral internal structures in a somewhat untypical position.