Othius lubricus ASSING, 1999(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 433, 7♀♀, E Kunming, Xiaobailong Forest Park, 24°56'N, 103°05'E, 2110 m, secondary pine forest, pine litter and litter at trail margin sifted, 10. VIII.2014, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch); 433, 3♀♀, NE Kunming, 25°09'N, 102°54'E, 2280 m, secondary pine forest with scattered old alder, litter sifted, 11. VIII.2014, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch); 433, 3♀♀, mountain W Xundian, 25°35'N, 103°09'E, 2300 m, mixed forest with alder, pine, and shrub undergrowth, litter, twigs, and roots of herbs sifted, 15. VIII.2014, leg. Assing & Schülke (cAss, cSch); 1233, 10♀♀, same data, but 16. VIII.2014 (cAss, cSch); 13, 1♀, Wuding, Lion Mountain Scenic Area, 25°32'N, 102°23'E, 2200 m, stream valley with deciduous forest, moist litter sifted, 17. VIII.2014, leg. Schülke (cAss, cSch); 13, mountain W Gejiu, 23°24'N, 103°07'E, 1990 m, mixed forest, litter and various debris sifted, 25. VIII.2014, leg. Schülke (cAss). C o m m e n t: This species was previously known only from the environs of Kunming (ASSING 1999a, 2003a). The above records suggest that O. lubricus is rather widespread and not uncommon in eastern Yunnan. The currently known distribution is illustrated in Map 2.

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Published as part of 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), pp. 1235-1250 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2) on page 1239, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5415927