Othius ponticus, Coiffait, 1978

Assing, Volker, 2018, A revision of Othiini. XX. Two new species of Othius, the first record of the genus from Myanmar, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 25-40 : 30

Othius ponticus COIFFAIT, 1978

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: 1♂, Artvin, 20 km W Borçka, Cankurtaran Geçidi, 41°24'N, 41°32'E, 730-780 m, forest margin with dominant beech and chestnut, 29.-30.VI.2004, leg. Růžička & Hájek (NMP).

C o m m e n t: Othius ponticus has been recorded only from Rize and Artvin provinces in northeastern Anatolia and from the environs of Batumi in southwestern Georgia ( ASSING 2010).