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).