Othius korgei COIFFAIT 1965

Assing, V., 2010, A revision of Othiini. XVII. A new species from China and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1077-1091 : 1083-1084

Othius korgei COIFFAIT 1965

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Turkey: S a m s u n: 4 exs. [partly teneral], 26 km NNE Havza, 41°11'N, 35°46'E, 800 m, Quercus-Carpinus forest , litter sifted, 19.VII.2008, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 3 exs. [teneral], 31 km NE Havza , 41°12'N, 35°52'E, 670 m, beech forest, litter sifted, 19.VII.2008, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 6 exs. [partly teneral], 20 km S Samsun, NE Asarcik, 41°07'N, 36°17'E, 840 m, Quercus-Carpinus forest with Rhododendron , litter sifted, 20.VII.2008, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 4 exs. [partly teneral], 40 km W Samsun, 41°16'N, 35°52'E, 890 m, beech forest, litter sifted, 21.VII.2008, leg. Assing (cAss) ; 4 exs. [partly teneral], 41 km W Samsun, 27 km S Bafra, 41°19'N, 35°51'E, 220 m, stream valley, beech forest with scattered Alnus , litter sifted, 21.VII.2008, leg. Assing

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(cAss). O r d u: 2 exs. [teneral], road Ünye-Akkuú, 18 km NE Akkuú, 40°56', 37°07', 920 m, mixed deciduous forest (predominantly Fagus), litter sifted, 15.VII.2008, leg. Assing (cAss).

Othius korgei has been recorded only from Samsun and Ordu provinces in northeastern Anatolia (ASSING 1997b, 2003b).