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Othius lubricus ASSING 1999

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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.

Notes

Published as part of Assing, Volker, 2015, A revision of Othiini. XIX. Two new species of Othius, the first record of the genus from Vietnam, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), pp. 1235-1250 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2) on page 1239, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5415927

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Biodiversity

Collection code
VIII
Event date
2014-08-10 , 2014-08-11 , 2014-08-15 , 2014-08-16 , 2014-08-17 , 2014-08-25
Verbatim event date
2014-08-10 , 2014-08-11 , 2014-08-15 , 2014-08-16 , 2014-08-17 , 2014-08-25
Scientific name authorship
ASSING
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Othius
Species
lubricus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Othius lubricus ASSING, 1999 sec. Assing, 2015

References

  • ASSING V. (1999 a): A revision of Othius STEPHENS, 1829. VII. The species of the Eastern Palaearctic region east of the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). - Beitrage zur Entomologie, Berlin 49 (1): 3 - 96.
  • ASSING V. (2003 a): A revision of Othius STEPHENS. IX. New taxa, new synonyms, additional records, and a checklist of species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Othiini), pp. 727 - 752. - In: CUCCODORO G. & R. A. B. LESCHEN (eds), Systematics of Coleoptera: Papers celebrating the retirement of Ivan Lobl. Memoirs on Entomology International Vol. 17, Associated Publishers, Gainesville, Florida.