Othius opacipennis CAMERON, 1939

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), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1235-1250 : 1241

Othius opacipennis CAMERON, 1939 ( 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: 13, 1♀, mountains W Dongchuan, Sedan Snow Mountain Scenic Resort, 26°06'N, 102°55'E, 2620 m, secondary pine forest, litter, moss, and roots of herbs sifted, 14.VIII.2014, leg. Assing (cAss).

C o m m e n t: This winged species is apparently very rare. Previouly, only four specimens from four localities in Yunnan (one of them unspecified) and southern Sichuan were known ( ASSING 1999a, 1999b, 2005) ( Map 2 ).

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Map 2: Distributions of Othius wrasei (black diamonds), O. opacipennis (white circles), and O. lubricus (black circles) in South China, based on examined records.