Sichuan
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Othius
A genus of rove beetles (Staphylinidae) in the tribe Othiini, characterized by elongate bodies and reduced elytra typical of the family. The genus currently includes approximately 136 species and subspecies distributed across the Palaearctic region. Taxonomic revisions have revealed distinct Western and Eastern Palaearctic species groups, separated by the Caspian Sea, with high species diversity in the Himalayas, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Taiwan.