Othiini

Thomson, 1859

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Othiini is a tribe of rove beetles (Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) established by Thomson in 1859. The tribe includes the Othius, which currently comprises approximately 136 and distributed across Europe and Asia. Members have been documented from the Caucasus region, including Northwest Georgia where eleven of sixteen recorded species are , and from the Aegean Region of Türkiye.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Othiini: /ˈoʊθiːˌaɪniː/

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Identification

Othiini can be distinguished from the related tribe Xantholinini by morphological features of the Othius, though specific tribal-level diagnostic characters are not detailed in available sources. -level identification within Othius requires examination of genitalia, including the and genital segment.

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Distribution

Europe and Asia. Documented from Northwest Georgia (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region) with multiple , and from the Aegean Region of Türkiye. The majority of collected species in Türkiye showed European and Asian distribution patterns.

Seasonality

have been collected in June, July/August, and October in West Georgia.

Similar Taxa

  • XantholininiRelated tribe within Staphylininae; distinguished from Othiini by morphological characters, though both tribes occur sympatrically in the Aegean Region of Türkiye and are frequently treated together in faunistic studies.

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Taxonomic scope

The Othius is the primary representative of Othiini. The Georgian fauna includes 16 described , of which eleven are . The genus as a whole contains 136 species and .

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