A revision of Othiini XXII. A new species, a new synonymy, and additional records of Othius from Northwest Georgia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)
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https://doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.71.2.237-145Keywords:
Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae, Othiini, Othius, taxonomy, new species, new synonymy, Caucasus region, Georgia, new records, distribution mapsAbstract
A total of 373 specimens of Othius Stephens, 1829 was collected during three field trips to West Georgia conducted in June, July/August, and October 2021. The material is represented by eight species. One of them is described and illustrated: Othius egrisicus spec. nov. (Georgia: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti), a representative of the O. crassus group. The following synonymy is proposed: Othius hebes Assing & Solodovnikov, 1998 = O. fastigatus Assing & Solodovnikov, 1998, syn. nov. Two species are recorded for the first time since their respective original descriptions. The distributions of several species endemic in Northwest Georgia are clarified and mapped. The Georgian Othius fauna is currently represented by 16 described species, eleven of them endemic, and the genus as whole currently includes 136 species and subspecies.
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Othius egrisicus spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CD95C9DB-D170-4435-AA1B-43DE3338D0BC
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